Fentanyl belongs to a group of medications called opioids. Fentanyl is used to treat persistent chronic (long-term) severe pain for those who need constant. Mylan Fentanyl patch is transitioning from white –blue colored print on recent manufactured patches. During this transition, you can expect the patch to come in either white or the new blueprint. The reason for the change is making the patch more visible on the skin and does not affect the patch effectiveness.
| DOSE: | Pharms - Fentanyl | (patch) |
| BODY WEIGHT: | 120 lb |
Background: I have experience with many drugs, but for the purposes of this experience report, I’ll limit the discussion strictly to the opiates and other painkillers. I’ve tried codeine, morphine, oxycodone, tramadol, hydrocodone, opium, and heroin. I’ve also tried Fentanyl a few times, but I’ve had very mixed results. I was very disappointed with my previous Fentanyl experiences, but I’ve finally found a way to better predict and control the level of effects on me. First, I’d like to briefly mention my past experiences and the problems I had encountered.
Previous Fentanyl experiences:
Eating - I have tried eating the gel before, but it didn’t seem to work very well. Over the course of a several hours, I ate approximately a quarter of a 100mcg/h patch with almost no effect. Later in the night, I ate a little more and suddenly became very fucked up. It seemed very difficult to determine the amount of Fentanyl that would, or would not, have an effect. I tried eating small amounts of the gel (sometimes one tenth of a patch and other times more, up to and including a quarter.) It seemed pretty dangerous solely because the onset and intensity was never predictable.
Sublingual – On a few occasions, I would cut a strip of the patch off; usually one tenth of a patch, and let it rest underneath my tongue for 15 minutes or so. This worked very well, but the experience was always accompanied with moderate, and sometimes severe, nausea; sometimes, I eventually vomit as well. I found these experiences to be negative overall, because the nausea far outweighed any positive effects of the drug. Furthermore, it really just made me fucked up rather than high (sick and too much respiratory depression.)
Smoking – In the past, I’d taken some of the gel, approximately half the size of my fingernail, and put it into a glass one-hitter. I would then put a flame directly on the fentanyl and inhale as it fizzled and bubbled. To my surprise, I would get little to no effect and would end up trying even more. After 3 or 4 hits of a similar size, I still wasn’t feeling anything and concluded that the fire destroyed the fentanyl and therefore, it could not be used in this way. In retrospect, I’m really happy that the flame made the drug inactive because of what I’ve learned tonight (smoking DOES work, and it requires FAR LESS of the drug than I was smoking before…)
Transdermal – This worked OK, but it took about 4 hours before I felt anything, and once I did, it was accompanied with a lot of nausea and vomiting. The effects came in waves, and were similar to my sublingual experiences, but less debilitating. However, I couldn’t wear the patch for the entire 72 hours because it came off in the shower. At this point, I thought I completely wasted my money on the patches I bought.
Tonight was a different story. I was bored and staying at home for the night, and I really was in the mood for an opiate high. I thought I’d give the Fentanyl another shot, just to see if I could make work in a way that I would find rewarding. I had heard about making a small puncture with a pin into the patch, and squeezing out a small drop to smoke. The way that I had smoked the fentanyl in the past wouldn’t have produced any effects whatsoever with such a small amount, but I decided to try smoking it differently this time.
First, I took a *small* drop (I can’t emphasize enough how small this drop was; it was perhaps the size of the tip of a ball-point pen) and I smeared it into the bowl of a glass one-hitter I have. Then, instead of putting the flame directly on the gel while I inhaled, I held the flame a about a centimeter or two away from the bowl while inhaling. The entire time, I made sure that the flame never actually touched the gel or even the bowl. As I inhaled, there was a faint taste passing over my tongue. This taste wasn’t nearly as strong as the taste when I put the flame directly on the gel in the past. I held the hit and exhaled, seeing no smoke whatsoever. However, about 30 seconds later, I felt a decently strong opiate high permeate my body. I was completely surprised how little of the gel produced an effect, and I was both relieved and thankful that I hadn’t smoked the amount of gel in the past this way (otherwise, I realize that I could have overdosed.)
This route of administration has proven to be the best for me for several reasons. First, I have not experienced any nausea or alarming respiratory depression. Second, the dose is much easier for me to measure, and I feel much safer having a good idea how potent the effects will be. Third, one patch can last a long, long time. The amount of gel needed to smoke for full effects is so small that I am frankly astonished (generally I like to take at least 40mg Oxycodone or 60mg morphine to reach my desired level.) There are some things though that I don’t particularly like about this drug though. One negative effect I often experience is a headache that accompanies the high; usually when I’m coming down, but sometimes during the experiences as well. Another thing that I don’t like about this drug is that it doesn’t produce nearly as much euphoria for me as do the opiates derived from poppies. The last thing that I don’t like about fentanyl is that it has caused me to experience significantly greater respiratory depression than other opiates (sometimes, it can seem like the fentanyl makes me forget to breath.) [Note: I have tried smoking it this way a few times after I wrote this report and I did not consistently reach the effects that I had the first time I tried this method.]
Overall, I do not find Fentanyl very much like heroin; at least not in the ways that make heroin pleasurable for me. For me, Fentanyl lacks euphoria, has a greater degree of respiratory depression, and isn’t consistent in producing its effects. The only qualities that I find redeeming about this drug are that it doesn’t make urination difficult for me, I don’t get as itchy compared to other opiates, and it does work VERY well at numbing physical pain.
| Exp Year: 2006 | ExpID: 51301 |
| Gender: Male | |
| Age at time of experience: Not Given | |
| Published: Jun 10, 2006 | Views: 161,222 |
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While transdermal patches of Fentanyl in gel form (e.g. original Duragesic) is a bad idea, non-clinical injection of the drug is even worse. The medication is 50-100x stronger than other opioids even morphine, from which the drug is derived.
- The most common method of administration of Fentanyl is transdermal via patches.
- The most recognized brand of fentanyl patches is Duragesic. In recent years, there have been numerous reports of fentanyl abuse that included the mixing of fentanyl in other drugs like heroin.
- Accidentally coming into contact with the Fentanyl patch’s sticky side can also lead to the drug being released directly into the bloodstream.
Fentanyl inside the patch is like a gel.
In prior years Fentanyl crystals have failed to dissolve; however, those who abuse Fentanyl patches often remove the gel inside and ingest the three days’ worth of supply in one use. Here are other methods of abusing a Fentanyl patch:
Using multiple patches
Some users place more than one patch on their skin, which usually increases the amount of Fentanyl being absorbed by the skin and get them to feel “high.” However, doing this may take the drug a longer time to clear from the body and the person may reap the negative effects.
Injecting fentanyl
There are Fentanyl users who remove the gel inside the patch and either melt it or mix it in water. With the use of a hypodermic needle, they inject the drug into their vein. The method can have a rapid drug onset, but also an immediate overdose. Recently, abusers boil the patches and inject the liquid into their vein.
Drinking boiled liquid
Those who boil the patches also sometimes drink the boiled liquid making a dangerous “tea.” This can also result in an overdose.
Chewing patches
One other method of ingesting fentanyl orally involves chewing of the patches without modifications. The method could break the layers of the patch and immediately release the majority of the drug at once. Fentanyl is then absorbed via the mucous membranes in the mouth, but this method leads to a rapid overdose.
Smoking
Fentanyl can also be smoked like heroin. The liquid or gel in the patch is sometimes removed then heated, and then the smoke or vapor is inhaled. Fentanyl can enter the bloodstream via the thin membranes in the lungs and can quickly reach the brain this way.
Snorting
Illicit powder forms of Fentanyl sold on the black market are usually snorted. There are those who also remove the contents of patches to snort them.
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For young children and adults, the contact can be life-threatening.
The Food and Drug Administration also reveals that the use of fentanyl patches even as prescribed, within its first 24 to 72 hours can have life-threatening consequences like breathing problems, which is an indicator of an overdose.
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Fentanyl, therefore, is supposed to be administered through the skin to slow down the release of the drug in the body. Duragesic patches usually last for 3 days before they need to be changed.