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Washington State Opioid-related overdose deaths have sharply increased in recent years.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, up to 50 times stronger than heroin and a whopping 100 times more potent than morphine. Unfortunately, Synthetic opioids like fentanyl have contributed to the rise in overdose deaths.

Fentanyl is sneaky: you can’t see, taste, or smell it. Remember, fentanyl is an opioid. Many pills or powders sold as illicit drugs* may contain fentanyl – even if they’re sold as something else. Fentanyl makes illicit drugs more dangerous than they’ve ever been

A speck of fentanyl, an amount smaller than a raindrop or a few grains of salt, could literally kill you