Minutes. Good morning, welcome to this hearing. Called fentanyl the next wave of the Opioid Crisis. America is a full on Opioid Crisis. Two decades ago it started with the overprescribing of opioid drugs. Then it shifted more to heroine. Today, the subcommittee examines the next wave of the Opioid Crisis in a more dangerous threat to our streets, fentanyl. Since all is made in a lab and for many years that has been a powerful pain medication with patient for cancer. I would add to this when i remembered when i was injured in iraq a few years ago, Battlefield Medicine meant in recovery, they give me lots of fentanyl patches and i know what its like to have the reaction to it. Its 50 times more potent than heroin. One hundred more times quoted than morphine. Now fentanyl has become an additive to even counter. Prescription drugs. Drug dealers increase supply, get more addicts sort of like mst and foods. Users often dont even know that fentanyl is in the heroine. Fentanyl crisis is except
Crisis. Around two decades ago, it started with the overprescribing of opioid drugs and shifted more to heroin. Today, the subcommittee examines the next wave of the Opioid Crisis and even more dangerous threat on our streets, fentanyl. Fentanyl is made in the lab and for many years it has been a powerful Pain Medicine used by patients with cancer or for those with extreme pain. I remember when i was injured in iraq a few years ago, Battlefield Medicine meant in recovery, they gave me lots of fentanyl patches. I know what its like to have the reaction to that. Its 50 times more potent than heroin. And 100 times more potent than morphine. Now, fentanyl has become a potent adticate to heroin, cocaine, or Prescription Drugs. This is way drug dealers stretch out their supply and spread out the number of addicts, sort of what people have done with msg in fruit. Users aunch dont even know that fentanyl is in the heroin. The fentanyl crisis is exceptionally dangerous because of its high poten
Crisis. Around two decades ago, it started with the overprescribing of opioid drugs and shifted more to heroin. Today, the subcommittee examines the next wave of the Opioid Crisis and even more dangerous threat on our streets, fentanyl. Fentanyl is made in the lab and for many years it has been a powerful Pain Medicine used by patients with cancer or for those with extreme pain. I remember when i was injured in iraq a few years ago, Battlefield Medicine meant in recovery, they gave me lots of fentanyl patches. I know what its like to have the reaction to that. Its 50 times more potent than heroin. And 100 times more potent than morphine. Now, fentanyl has become a potent adticate to heroin, cocaine, or Prescription Drugs. This is way drug dealers stretch out their supply and spread out the number of addicts, sort of what people have done with msg in fruit. Users aunch dont even know that fentanyl is in the heroin. The fentanyl crisis is exceptionally dangerous because of its high poten
The National Institute on drug abuse. This is two hours and 15 minutes. Good morning. Welcome to this hearing called fentanyl the next wave of the Opioid Crisis. America is in a full on Opioid Crisis. It started with the overprescribing of opioid drugs and then shifted more to heroin. Today, the subcommittee examines the next wave of the Opioid Crisis and fentanyl. Fentanyl is made in the lab and for many years, it has been a powerful pain medication used by patients with cancer or for those with extreme pain. When i was injured in iraq a few years ago, Battlefield Medicine they, and recovery, gave me lots of fentanyl patches. It is 50 times more potent than heroine and 100 times more potent than morphine. Now, fentanyl has been a powerful additive. This is the way the drug dealers increase profits and expand the number of addicts, by juicing the potency of heroine or other street drugs, like people have done with msg in foods. Users often do not know that fentanyl is in the heroine. T
The National Institute on drug abuse. This is two hours and 15 minutes. Good morning. Welcome to this hearing called fentanyl the next wave of the Opioid Crisis. America is in a full on Opioid Crisis. It started with the overprescribing of opioid drugs and then shifted more to heroin. Today, the subcommittee examines the next wave of the Opioid Crisis and fentanyl. Fentanyl is made in the lab and for many years, it has been a powerful pain medication used by patients with cancer or for those with extreme pain. When i was injured in iraq a few years ago, Battlefield Medicine they, and recovery, gave me lots of fentanyl patches. It is 50 times more potent than heroine and 100 times more potent than morphine. Now, fentanyl has been a powerful additive. This is the way the drug dealers increase profits and expand the number of addicts, by juicing the potency of heroine or other street drugs, like people have done with msg in foods. Users often do not know that fentanyl is in the heroine. T