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by singleshot_ 957 days ago
Fentanyl is an FDA-approved analgesic. I would guess that the reasonable person who is prescribed fentanyl takes it.
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Fentanyl is a last resort painkiller that is extremely heavily regulated in other countries and prescribed for things like tumor pain and heavy burns. It's not a regular painkiller, it's a narcotic. If you dose it high enough it can be used during anesthesia.
Yes, everyone knows all of this. My point stands: people who are prescribed fentanyl typically take it.