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Ligyron

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6. Fentanyl was the drug of choice among medical professionals for a long time there.

Reply to Haggard Celine (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 20, 2021, 07:20 AM

Aug 2021

Of course that was medical grade fentanyl made by pharmaceutical companies.

What we have now is carfentanyl, Which is anesthesia for large animals like elephants and rhinos and is Typically made in China.

And that’s a whole different animal.

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