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Fentanyl Addiction
 Fentanyl addiction, can be identified in an individual by discovering 2 of 11
symptoms within a 12-month span.
 Emphasizing further drug use over fixing the problems it has caused
 Participation in routine work, school or social activities dwindles or becomes non-
existent
 Adding greater risk to the drug use, such as driving while under the influence
 Increasing use to mediate the psychological problems that fentanyl caused
 Tolerance presence or increase
 Symptoms of withdrawal when use stops or when dosage or strength is less
 Recreational usage of fentanyl, where dosages are unmonitored and frequency
of use increases over time
 Persistent failure to stop or decrease usage of fentanyl despite a desire to do so
 Pursuit and usage of fentanyl occupies much of the individual’s time
 Constant desire and or ache for using fentanyl
 Destruction of individual’s ability to maintain their work, home or school
obligations