WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) – Fentanyl is one of the deadliest substances on the market. It is nearly 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.  

A local EMT spoke to 7News about the dangers of this drug, and one local woman, Clarissa Adkins, shared her experiences with fentanyl and her loss.  

“So, I used fentanyl for the first time about two years ago. And from the first time that I tried it, everything just went downhill from there. That’s the only thing that I wanted. It took everything from me, or I gave up everything for it.” Clarissa Adkins | Wheeling Resident

Clarissa Adkins | In Active Recovery from Fentanyl Substance Abuse

Adkins shared deeply personal details about her life with the hopes of raising awareness of the growing opioid crisis.  

“I lost my older brother due to a fentanyl overdose, and it just completely consumed me.” Clarissa Adkins | Wheeling Resident

Fentanyl is a prescription opioid often used in medical settings for pain control.  

Ohio County EMS Paramedic Anthony McDaniel explains: 

“It works very similar to morphine only it doesn’t have as much of an effect on the patient’s blood pressure and tends to treat their pain better than morphine.” Anthony McDaniel | Paramedic, Ohio County EMS

Prescription fentanyl is a tightly controlled substance that is given to patients in micrograms based on their weight.

“I lost my older brother due to a fentanyl overdose, and it just completely consumed me.” Clarissa Adkins | Wheeling Resident

Fentanyl is a prescription opioid often used in medical settings for pain control.  

Ohio County EMS Paramedic Anthony McDaniel explains: 

“It works very similar to morphine only it doesn’t have as much of an effect on the patient’s blood pressure and tends to treat their pain better than morphine.” Anthony McDaniel | Paramedic, Ohio County EMS

Prescription fentanyl is a tightly controlled substance that is given to patients in micrograms based on their weight.

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