In Croatia, there has been an increase in the use of fentanyl, the so-called zombie drug – currently the most dangerous and cheapest on the market.
Fentanyl is used as an anesthetic in veterinary medicine, but recently, because it is cheap, it has become extremely widespread in some US states.
A few grains are enough to cause death, as lung paralysis occurs, reports Croatian media.
In 2023, 16 percent more violations of the Law on Suppression of Drug Abuse were recorded than the year before.
It is a prescription drug that is also made and used illegally. Like morphine, it is a medicine that is typically used to treat patients with severe pain, especially after surgery. It is also sometimes used to treat patients with chronic pain who are physically tolerant to other opioids. Tolerance occurs when you need a higher and/or more frequent amount of a drug to get the desired effects.
Some drug dealers are mixing fentanyl with other drugs, such as heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA. This is because it takes very little to produce a high with fentanyl, making it a cheaper option. This is especially risky when people taking drugs don’t realize they might contain fentanyl as a cheap but dangerous additive. They might be taking stronger opioids than their bodies are used to and can be more likely to overdose.
