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Study Reveals Illicit Fentanyl Users Consume Morphine-Equivalent of 9,000 mg Daily
Key Takeaways
- Illicit fentanyl users in Los Angeles consume an average daily dose equivalent to 8,887 mg of morphine.
- This is hundreds of times higher than typical hospital fentanyl doses.
- The study used real-world data from Drug Checking Los Angeles, including purity tests and user surveys.
- High tolerance from such doses complicates medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
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DT Editorial Team··via medicalxpress.com