How does fentanyl overdose affect breathing and heart rate?
Test your understanding of fentanyl overdose symptoms. Can you identify what happens to a person's heart rate and breathing during an overdose?
Chapter 1
The science and origin of fentanyl
Chapter 2
Recognizing the warning signs
Chapter 3
Saving lives and finding help
Ch 2 · Recognizing the warning signs
Fun Fact
Pinpoint pupils: Opioids cause the pupils of the eyes to constrict to tiny points, a medical condition known as miosis.
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Glossary
overdose (noun)
An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug. The CDC reported that synthetic opioids caused over seventy thousand American deaths in 2021 alone.
An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug. The CDC reported that synthetic opioids caused over seventy thousand American deaths in 2021 alone.
Quiz
According to medical experts, what is the risk of overdosing from briefly touching dry fentanyl?
BETA
beezeelove2 Match the warning signs to learn how to spot fentanyl danger and find help.
Quiz
What happens to a person's heart rate and breathing during a fentanyl overdose?
Quiz
How does fentanyl use typically affect a person's physical coordination and speech?