Fentanyl: Everything To Know About The Drug That Killed Fuquan Johnson And Why It Is Dangerous

Fentanyl, also written fentanil, is a powerful opioid used as a pain medication and together with other medications for anesthesia. It is also used as a recreational drug, sometimes mixed with heroin, methamphetamine or cocaine, and its potentially deadly overdose effects can be neutralized by naloxone.

Fentanyl Medical Uses

• It is often used for anesthesia and to treat pain. To induce anesthesia, it is given with a seductive hypnotic, like propofol or thiopental and a muscle relaxant.
• Fentanyl is sometimes given intrathecally as part of spinal anaesthesia or epidurally for epidural anesthesia and analgesia.
• Its also used for pain management.

The Drug That Killed Fuquan Johnson

Comedian Fuquan Johnson was found dead after an apparent drug overdose. Two people were also found dead. In a post to social media, the Ha Ha Comedy Club said one of those people was comedian Enrico Coangeli. Investigators believe Johnson, Quigley, and the two others consumed cocaine that had been laced with Fentanyl.

Why Fentanyl Is Dangerous?

One of the primary physical reasons why fentanyl is so dangerous is the respiratory depression it creates. This danger is the case with all opioids, although again, it can happen with a much smaller dose than other opioids.

If someone takes something over the therapeutic dose of any opioid, including fentanyl, their breathing can slow to the point that they die. With fentanyl, respiratory effects happen faster.