West Virginia woman shares her journey to recovery from fentanyl
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

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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