Alberta Fentanyl Deaths

Status
Not open for further replies.

niner

Active VIP Member
Joined
Mar 14, 2009
Messages
8,079
Reaction score
57,585
Location
lacombe
When I was a teenager we had fun drinking, glad I don't have any teenagers yet.
 

Attachments

  • image.jpeg
    image.jpeg
    71.9 KB · Views: 519

Xfmontana

Active VIP Member
Joined
Jan 2, 2012
Messages
216
Reaction score
230
Location
Strathmore
I heard also almost one per day, scary ****


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 

arff

Active VIP Member
Joined
Apr 21, 2009
Messages
139,382
Reaction score
55,116
Location
Leduc
We go to a lot of Fentanyl OD calls.
 

Grizzly4323

Active VIP Member
Joined
Nov 2, 2008
Messages
712
Reaction score
520
Location
Sherwood Park
Way too close in my family and my cousin lost her 17 year old son.
What I don't get, is with so much of this drug on the streets where is it coming from?? Doctors over prescribing, stealing from manufacturers??
Not going to beat this battle on the streets but where is originates from!!

Scary as hell!!!
 

Diamondledinc

Active VIP Member
Joined
Nov 17, 2012
Messages
429
Reaction score
275
Location
Calgary
Way too close in my family and my cousin lost her 17 year old son.
What I don't get, is with so much of this drug on the streets where is it coming from?? Doctors over prescribing, stealing from manufacturers??
Not going to beat this battle on the streets but where is originates from!!

Scary as hell!!!

They can synthetically create nearly any drug now days. Sorry to hear about your cousin!
 

Toyboy

Active VIP Member
Joined
Jun 26, 2008
Messages
931
Reaction score
1,240
Location
someplace
So what is it.. Have no clue, what happens fill us I ..

Super high test pain killer. Make oxicotin look like Tylenol. People od because they think its oxy or same as oxy but it can be over 100X as potent.
 

kimrick

RIP Fellow Sledder
Joined
Nov 28, 2009
Messages
2,236
Reaction score
6,302
Location
In Heaven & Revelstoke
I may be an old fart stick in the mud type fellow now?
This is just a newer type of drug available.
ACID was the 60's drug of choice and you dont even hear about it anymore.
Alcohol is still up in the number 1 area of killers.
These are personal choices that each individual takes.
It is very sad when a family member has taken that choice and past away. It causes a long term sadness to us who are still alive to decide if we could have helped or did something wrong.
Step up and be that guy!
I didnt like hearing it at first and was a denial guy!

We all have choices and can only put our mentoring skills to the level that is accepted.
I have personally been in the alcohol dump and climbed my way out of the barrel.
Please, please, take the time and push your loved ones in the direction of a good life.
Tell them you love them each and everytime you can. Life can take a turn so fast.

Enough rant!
 

pipes

Active VIP Member
Joined
Dec 23, 2008
Messages
25,941
Reaction score
36,399
Location
Bonnyville Alberta
I may be an old fart stick in the mud type fellow now?
This is just a newer type of drug available.
ACID was the 60's drug of choice and you dont even hear about it anymore.
Alcohol is still up in the number 1 area of killers.
These are personal choices that each individual takes.
It is very sad when a family member has taken that choice and past away. It causes a long term sadness to us who are still alive to decide if we could have helped or did something wrong.
Step up and be that guy!
I didnt like hearing it at first and was a denial guy!

We all have choices and can only put our mentoring skills to the level that is accepted.
I have personally been in the alcohol dump and climbed my way out of the barrel.
Please, please, take the time and push your loved ones in the direction of a good life.
Tell them you love them each and everytime you can. Life can take a turn so fast.

Enough rant!

I wouldn't call your post a rant. It's more like inspirational words of wisdom from someone who"s been there.
 

eclipse1966

Active VIP Member
Joined
Nov 1, 2010
Messages
4,599
Reaction score
7,824
Location
Armstrong BC
my sister in law just lost a relative a couple weeks ago from this nasty drug. Apparently the majority is coming from China according to the news. They also said that many users are not even aware that they are taking it as it is mixed with other types of drugs making it much more potent than they are used to…..hense the reason of overdosing. Pretty sad.
 

freeflorider

Active VIP Member
Joined
Dec 17, 2011
Messages
2,708
Reaction score
8,342
Location
West koots
when I was a kid a bit of drinking and maybe a bit of pot. now it's crazy what's out there

Yes the good old days, but looking back I remember there were lots of strong drugs out there but never went there because of my parents info on things...scared the sh$t out of me, and that was 30 plus years ago.
Now with all the info and proof to back it wtf are kids thinking?
People are overdosing every day so what make people think it worth a go. I feel stopping the source will do nothing, its are jobs as parents to kick our kids in the ass and fill there heads with all the info. In fact take them to the morg and show them a dead drug user....info ,info ,info the more they see and know hopefully the better chance they will have to survive.
take away the user the dealers and supply will go away.
this is so unexceptible to have these losses.
 

arff

Active VIP Member
Joined
Apr 21, 2009
Messages
139,382
Reaction score
55,116
Location
Leduc
The kit is temporary and they must go to the hospital to continue treatment with medication.
 

crashidy

Active VIP Member
Joined
Feb 11, 2011
Messages
362
Reaction score
555
Location
canmore, alberta
Fentanyl is basically synthetic morphine that comes in liquid or pill form. It is 100x more potent than morphine. Drug makers are cutting it into ecstasy, coke, heroin etc. Effectively meaning what you think you are taking much more potent. It causes your breathing to stop just the same as an over dose of any other opiate (oxy, morphine, ).

This naloxone is very short acting and basically if given at the right time would give you enough time to call 911. Most people are too high to figure that out. Simply a band aid.
Educate your kids, friends etc. Actions have consequences. Part of the danger of not knowing where your pills come from.
Scary thing is there is a new drug 100x more potent than fentanyl!



Sent from my GT-I9100M using Tapatalk
 

carguy

Active VIP Member
Joined
Dec 31, 2007
Messages
173
Reaction score
161
Location
Calgary
Fentanyl is basically synthetic morphine that comes in liquid or pill form. It is 100x more potent than morphine. Drug makers are cutting it into ecstasy, coke, heroin etc. Effectively meaning what you think you are taking much more potent. It causes your breathing to stop just the same as an over dose of any other opiate (oxy, morphine, ).

This naloxone is very short acting and basically if given at the right time would give you enough time to call 911. Most people are too high to figure that out. Simply a band aid.
Educate your kids, friends etc. Actions have consequences. Part of the danger of not knowing where your pills come from.
Scary thing is there is a new drug 100x more potent than fentanyl!


Yes, and the new drug of concern emerging is called W-18 is a synthetic opioid 10,000 more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl.
Its apparently coming out f China and like street grade Fentanyl, what the drug is mixed or cut with is a big problem.
 

carguy

Active VIP Member
Joined
Dec 31, 2007
Messages
173
Reaction score
161
Location
Calgary
A new drug emerging out of China, W-18 is a synthetic opioid 10,000 more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl.
Again these are not medical grade medications and what they get cut or mixed with creates problems when treating an overdose.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom