Comments on: Writing About Drugs: Fentanyl 101 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/08/writing-about-drugs-the-real-danger-of-fentanyl/ A Blog On Writing Sun, 22 Dec 2024 03:36:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Fentanyl 101: Tips to Empower Writers (AND Parents) Now - Miffie Seideman https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/08/writing-about-drugs-the-real-danger-of-fentanyl/#comment-151604 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 01:51:29 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=43210#comment-151604 […] out my guest post at the Writers In The Storm blog to arm yourself with the important […]

]]> By: Jenny Hansen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/08/writing-about-drugs-the-real-danger-of-fentanyl/#comment-149944 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:01:26 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=43210#comment-149944 In reply to Liz Goldsmith.

Liz, your story is heartbreaking. I'm so sorry for your friend. I have a tween daughter and this article, which scared the hell out of me, has prompted me to do a lot of reading and open some discussion with her.

]]> By: Miffie Seideman https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/08/writing-about-drugs-the-real-danger-of-fentanyl/#comment-149932 Thu, 26 Aug 2021 13:49:49 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=43210#comment-149932 In reply to Liz Goldsmith.

Hi Liz! Sorry to respond so late- I just saw this. My heart definitely hurts for those that have gone through just what you described with your friend and her son. Same thing happening here. Just last week, another 200,000 fentanyl laced tablets and 4 pounds of fentanyl powder were confiscated in a house 30 minutes from me. It is hard to keep up with the reports at this point. Thank you for sharing that story. The more word we get out about the reality, the more people we can inform and help protect.

]]> By: Liz Goldsmith https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/08/writing-about-drugs-the-real-danger-of-fentanyl/#comment-149879 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 00:21:33 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=43210#comment-149879 One of the characters in my novel is in recovery from an oxycodone addiction, caused when he was prescribed pain pills after an accident. For so many years, physicians prescribed so many pain pills when people were recovering, it created all kinds of dependencies that weren't intentional. The current issues with Fentanyl are terrifying. A friend of mine lost her son to an overdose this summer. He had bought a pain pill from someone because he had a migraine. He died that night sitting on his sofa. The same dealer sold a pill to a 16 year old girl, who also died. The dealer was arrested but he is only one minuscule part of the problem. My friend had no idea that fentanyl was an issue until this happened. My heart aches for all the people losing their loved ones.

]]> By: Miffie Seideman https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/08/writing-about-drugs-the-real-danger-of-fentanyl/#comment-149878 Sat, 21 Aug 2021 22:29:26 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=43210#comment-149878 In reply to N Christine Samuelson.

Thank you, Christine! I so wish this hadn't needed to be written, but was glad to have a group that so whole-heartily supported it. The doses given of fentanyl are at the lethal end of dosing for an adult (2-3 milligrams). Treatment doses are in micrograms- so much, much smaller than milligrams. Doses are often at about 50-100 micrograms for an adult. I know at my ER trip I ended up getting a total of 200 micrograms to kill the pain (so 1/5th of a milligram). I hope that clarifies dosing.

]]> By: N Christine Samuelson https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/08/writing-about-drugs-the-real-danger-of-fentanyl/#comment-149877 Sat, 21 Aug 2021 21:01:11 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=43210#comment-149877 Writing aside, this is very valuable information you've shared, Miffie, and could save lives. I can't thank you enough for taking the time to give us this very comprehensive rundown on these horrible drugs. And the explanation of safe dosages of fentanyl is comforting to know when we need it during surgical procedures. Thank you so much! -- Christine Samuelson

]]> By: Miffie Seideman https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/08/writing-about-drugs-the-real-danger-of-fentanyl/#comment-149876 Sat, 21 Aug 2021 15:05:24 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=43210#comment-149876 In reply to Jenny Hansen.

Thanks, Jenny. It is sobering. It's such an extremely brazen industry focused only on money. The Adderall one got to me- so many see that as a safe medical treatment, not realizing there are counterfeit meth/fentanyl versions floating around. But this is the one I can see more kids not thinking bad to bum off a friend. You're kiddo will be ok- you have a great open relationship with her. It's that upbringing, expectation, knowledge share that will make her secure.

]]> By: Jenny Hansen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/08/writing-about-drugs-the-real-danger-of-fentanyl/#comment-149875 Sat, 21 Aug 2021 05:46:04 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=43210#comment-149875 As the mom of an incoming 6th grader, this article scared me down to the bone. It's sobering to think of such a tiny amount of something so readily available being so lethal, and to see how many "everyday" drugs it is getting mixed with. Yikes.

Thanks for taking the time to educate us about this - I've been in my elementary school bubble and I had no idea fentanyl was such a growing problem.

]]> By: Miffie Seideman https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/08/writing-about-drugs-the-real-danger-of-fentanyl/#comment-149873 Fri, 20 Aug 2021 21:33:43 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=43210#comment-149873 In reply to AlexsandraThompson.

Thanks, Alexsandra. Knowledge is really the key to so many things, especially in this case.

]]> By: Miffie Seideman https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/08/writing-about-drugs-the-real-danger-of-fentanyl/#comment-149872 Fri, 20 Aug 2021 21:32:40 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=43210#comment-149872 In reply to dholcomb1.

Hi Denise- I totally get it being too close to home. 26 years sober is an amazing celebration and struggle. I do worry about the Narcan supplies being low. That is a real concern. I'll have to check and see what our area is like here, just so I know. All my best in your writing endeavors.

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