Fentanyl: A Powerful but Dangerous Drug Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid drug that is often used to treat severe pain. It is a Schedule II controlled substance, which means that it has a high potential for abuse and dependence. Despite its effectiveness in treating pain, fentanyl can be extremely dangerous and even deadly if used improperly. Uses of Fentanyl Fentanyl is primarily used to manage severe pain, particularly in patients who are undergoing surgery or who are experiencing chronic pain due to cancer or other serious medical conditions. It can also be used as a part of anesthesia for surgical procedures. Fentanyl is available in several different forms, including transdermal patches, lozenges, and injectable solutions. Demerits of Fentanyl The main danger of fentanyl is its potential for abuse and overdose. Fentanyl is a highly potent drug, up to 100 times more potent than morphine. It can cause a rapid onset of sedation, respiratory depression, and even coma or dea...
Covid19 Third wave at peak In India, the covid19 new variant named as OMICRON has bought a wave of rising cases. The variant was found in S. Africa in the month of December 2021 has the capabilities of rapid spread and faster pace of infecting masses. Although the death rate and mortalities were not seen in at higher rate in comparison to earlier waves. But the OMICRON variant was seen to be rapidly spreading its spikes across all states & union territories. The rise in cases were seen from first week of January, 2022 (02/01/2022) and crossed the one lakh cases mark in one week (09/01/2022), two lakh cases mark in just 3-4 days (12-13/01/2022). By 20 th January 2022, the cases rose to 3 Lakh across India, but a stabilization was seen then after. Every day around 3 Lakh to 3.20 Lakh cases were recorded as per data projected from various media houses. As per the data projected in Second wave, the peak was achieved at 4.14 Lakh cases per day. And many experts were...