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:::.:;r:: :fd atsa nas use ln postoperai!.3an alevaton ir animas lt ls Dloduced s-oveiel
;;;.;.-t,;"ii;; al"irruainr"n.".rtt palcres(Durageecan'lDurogesiclancasas'l'lcifaleon
, ar,"r,,.aiql ot"n r-i"rled ta as jo popo 9f on lne sfeet as "Percoprps "
 Thc iianso:rnra palcfcs he!,,r ha mosl Dotent a for abuse. The D!Iaelgsic iiansalernla Datcnes
.onta lr a Fefian! lrel jns de a ciramler n IhE patch The srifaoe area o: the skir ihe patch iouches
controls dosace. Tnr Duiollesc lransdemal patches are more Cifficult tc abuse slfce Lhsy are a
somewhat harC p rst c anc iNe ;entanyl is 0cnraineC on the p astic mafix
The abrss oi he D!iagesra patahes js most otten acaomol sh€d by slilling open the ge chambei
andiakngorslckn!o!:tn?contenls. Thistyreciingeslonposesthe-cr€atestrisfiofoverdosesince
tne amrlft oi ge aonsumecl is d;ficuli to auaniiiy UseC Dlregesic palches nay also be chevr'ed lo
ertiact an! urlse.i lei Once egan i rs exfemey dfircult to deternline how nrlch ge s actual.v
tleste.l ftDm ctew ng a use! pa:cir Duiogesic (harcl) patches ma), be cui int. siips ancl boiled n lea or
r,.'aici tc eiiect soma extiactioi c: ihe Fenlany, however rcaeai posis in dug ablser ahat rooms indicate
tns rs a less efie;t!e nelhoo. The same chal rooms adlis: aalsers io "dumpsier cilve'at veterinary
a r:las anc n!rs ng hcmes to iini !sei patahes.

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' Injection hy syringe - Th s m€tircd is diiicul: dle to the th ckness of the gel anc'
tn: difircu r! oi thinning tha ge in warer 1c a consisiefcy thal wil p?ss tnrou-oh a
i,.e!re. SonF lsers repoi ihat removlng the neede iTof the syrlnge enC
jnrect Ng tre ge nlc the anus is satisfacrory.
2) Fuming af the Fent€ryl - Af amounr ci ge is heareC on glass oi a pie.€ oi iin
icl in a Drpe an. thE laporc are lnha€d.
3j Snortjng - Some abrsers iepoi thai i5e ge: ma) b€ reduceC rn ar alaoia
sclui o:. ::irp€d rnlr a aciose posdei and driec foi sngding,

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Lav/ eniorcenent officets ano lei) petscnne ate cautianed that lmndling of Fenlanyl
samplcs vtitit barc nands can lead ta acctdenlai expasute if lhe handler later touches any mucous
metnbranes wilh the contatninated hngerc.

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