Fentanyl in Europe: EMCDDA Trendspotter Study. Report from an EMCDDA expert meeting 9 to 10 October 2012

The EMCDDA Trendspotter case study on Fentanyl in Europe was undertaken during September and October 2012. It culminated in an expert meeting in Lisbon on 9–10
October 2012. The aim of the study was to increase understanding of the availability and illicit use of fentanyl in Europe, with a specific focus on: the extent and patterns of use; illicit production and diversion; harms and deaths; and, responses to the problem.

Fentanyl is a narcotic analgesic with a potency at least 80 times that of morphine.

• Primary Source

EMCDDA: Fentanyl in Europe: EMCDDA Trendspotter Study: Report from an EMCDDA expert meeting 9 to 10 October 2012 http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_191974_EN_TD3112230ENN_Fentanyl.pdf

Wikipedia: Fentanyl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fentanyl

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