The lollipops are most often handed out to children with chronic pain conditions - cancer and whatnot, often in hospitals, but yes, adults get them too.. basically they are for those that have a hard time with pills or those that are not crazy about taking pills, it's also a fast means for delievering pain medicine and it's popular to give these for breakthrough pain - there is like a "package" that includes a little plastic container you can store a lollipop in so if you suck it, get relief, you can put it back and save it for later.. yes, they go all the way up to 1600ug (I believe) - a dose that is certinly not for most kids, but remember, there are kids with legit pain that take more narcotics in a day then some of us hardcore junkies take in a month, so a 1600ug lollipop isnt out of the question for a kid that pulled a pot of boiling oil off the stove on himself .. it's a novel way to deliever pain medicine ..
I don't have a scanner but if I get a chance I will scan in the wrapepr/bag/pouch (that the lollipop comes in, a foil packet for it) .. there is also info on the handle ..
I have only come across them a few times, and each time the seller wanted some outrageous price because it was such a novel drug - yeah, you may have 1600ug of fentanyl but that isn't worth $50!
[EDIT - found a wealth of information... Actiq is for breakthrough pain only, not for maintaince - they recomend a long term narcotics delievery system for that (big surprise) .. this isn't actually targeted for children, however, it has been remarked as being horribly successfull .. the deliever system is unique, and I was wrong - chewing and eating kinda diminishes the euphoria, so you're best off sucking it really hard, kill it in a few minutes I guess.. if anyone has specific questions I can answer them as my members-only medical database has an entire section on Actiq, even have some flash animations.. nifty shit!]
[ 23 March 2002: Message edited by: PhreeX ]