News What is 'rainbow fentanyl?' Nationwide, officials report 'deadly' colorful pills, powder

[thegreenhand]

What is 'rainbow fentanyl?' Nationwide, officials report 'deadly' colorful pills, powder​

Wyatte Grantham-Phillips
USA Today
20 Aug 2022

Excerpt:

Reports of "rainbow fentanyl" are growing nationwide, and law enforcement suggests the colorful, candy-looking opioid could target young people. Other experts say the colors are mostly likely added to distinguish products.

Rainbow fentanyl is fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, that's been dyed various colors.

Pharmaceutical fentanyl is an opioid prescribed for severe pain, including advanced cancer treatment, the CDC notes. But with these non-medical grade (or "illicitly manufactured") versions of fentanyl, the levels of potency are difficult to determine, and can vary significantly.

 

[thegreenhand]

The Facebook moms are gonna eat this one up

 

[Snafu in the Void]

Anything colorful or fruity flavored = they're coming for our kids!!!!

 

[gonzo425]

Tried em, they definitely aren't flavored but for some reason the purple one's taste a little off. Other than that the same as the blue ones.

 

[jasperkent]

Media outlets push fears of officers overdosing from fentanyl exposures. Doctors say it doesn't add up. | CNN Business

Many incidents have popped up around the country in which first responders believe they have overdosed on fentanyl after brief exposure to the drug. In those incidents, media outlets often publish stories repeating the police narrative that the first responder nearly died after brief contact...

www.cnn.com

Edit: Don't get me wrong-- I hate fentanyl. But this hysteria is absurd.

 

[nchomer]

Yeah kids would be just as likely to get into the normal colored ones. I'm sure it is a marketing/branding thing but I think its probably more helpful than harmful. At least with the rainbow colors you should know it's a pressed fentanyl pill. (Although these days I would assume all pain pills are fake) when they were real they were hard to get and more expensive. If you found them then they were not around for long. Also with the different colors you can somewhat tell that the batches are different which is good so you know to be careful with a new batch. Then again some of the same colored pills can vary in potency.