What is Fentanyl? Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is 50 -100 times more powerful than morphine. Originally developed as a pharmaceutical for pain management treatment of stage 4 and terminally ill cancer patients, it is applied in micro-dosages through a patch on the skin. It's also used by anesthesiologists, in combination with other other medications, in surgical settings. Increasingly, fentanyl is being abused or is surreptitiously being laced into other drugs

The title of this blog is so depressing, we can't blame you for not wanting to read on. Or you may think you don't need to. You've already seen the awful headlines. Or maybe you've read or heard the heartbreaking stories about kids in our community who have died. "By the grace of God ...", we may think. And we worry; parents always worry. But most us go on to the next thing, assuring ourselves, it won't be us ... "Thank goodness my child isn't an addict" ... "It's not like