Potential fentanyl wax test kits ‘big breakthrough’ in fight against opioid death

Researchers at the University of Houston are developing a new vaccine that could prevent fentanyl addiction, the main cause of tens of thousands of synthetic opioid-related deaths.

Certified physician Dr. Frita Fischer joined Fox & Friends Weekend on Sunday to explain how the medical breakthrough is expected to be a game-changer for Americans suffering from the country’s growing epidemic.

“In the case of fentanyl, the antibodies block it, prevent it from entering the brain, and if the fentanyl can’t get into the brain, that means the person can’t get high. So they no longer have the motivation to take fentanyl,” Dr. Fisher explained.

“And more importantly, fentanyl is not able to suppress the respiratory center. So now it can’t stop breathing and kill them. And that is what is causing more than 110,000 overdose deaths a year in this country,” she added.

From January 2022 to August 2022, there were 73,102 synthetic opioid-related deaths in the US, according to the CDC.

“You’re right. Some of these are unintentional overdoses, but they are still overdoses. It takes literally 2mg for fentanyl to be lethal. That’s 1/10 the weight of one grain of rice. And many people who don’t take fentanyl can take cocaine, or smoking marijuana by accident, or taking Percocet, people mix those things with fentanyl,” Dr. Fisher explained in response.

“So it will still prevent death by overdose and could help prevent addiction — if it works in humans. Now it has only been used on rats and mice.”

Will Kane backed up Dr. Fisher’s claim that the fentanyl vaccine would effectively prevent further drug abuse by addicts, although questions remain whether it can protect a person who unwittingly takes a drug like Adderall, which may contain fentanyl.

As a precautionary measure, Dr. Fischer suggested that everyone who uses drugs should get the fentanyl vaccine.

“Depending on the success of the human study, it is possible that anyone who takes drugs should take the fentanyl vaccine. It’s premature to talk, Dr. Fischer insisted.

Test strips can be used to test drugs for fentanyl by mistake. (FNK)

As for additional safety precautions, Dr. Fisher concluded by discussing fentanyl testing kits that can be used to test drugs for fentanyl.

“In addition to this vaccine, we have things like test kits where you can test Adderall or this pill to see if it has fentanyl in it. This is something that a lot of people don’t know [about]fentanyl test strips,” said Dr. Fisher.

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