County sees emerging crisis with addictive painkiller
Rapid Response fentanyl test strips are shown at the Flathead City-County Health Department in Kalispell on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A Narcan nasal spray kit, a nasal med trainer and Rapid Response fentanyl test strips are shown at the Flathead City-County Health Department in Kalispell on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A Narcan nasal spray kit and a nasal med trainer are seen at the Flathead City-County Health Department in Kalispell on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead County experts say illegally manufactured fentanyl is now prevalent throughout the greater valley, and that issues associated with the highly addictive painkiller may prove to be the most challenging leg yet in Montana’s battle against the ongoing opioid epidemic.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that, according to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, is up to 100 times stronger than morphine...
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