Scrolling through reddit, sometimes I come across a post showing the lethal dose of fentanyl, and it’s always so tiny.
I’m wondering just how such a tiny amount can kill. What does it do? Where does it target? If anyone could answer this, thanks
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Chemicals in your brain are bouncing all around, connecting and disconnecting to neurons and activating/deactivating them. These are “neurotransmitters” and the brain only works when everything is in balance. It’s a huge juggling act, and neurotransmitters are the balls.
Fentanyl is sticky. When the brain catches it, it’s stuck. There are thousands of balls in the air, and your brain has dozens of hands, but you only need 1 fentanyl for each hand.
When your brain loses a bunch of hands, it can’t maintain the juggle. Crash.
I believe the first system that crashes is the signals to swallow and to breathe. Those actions become conscious rather than subconscious, and the subject is high as a kite. When they stop thinking about breathing, they stop breathing.
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