One of our more eye-opening conversations to date. Flindt Andersen the Founder & Director of P.A.I.N. (Parents and Addicts In Need) sheds light on the Fentanyl crisis. Why are these drugs tending right now and why are so many people dying? Fentanyl is 100 times stronger than morphine. Fentanyl is being abused at absurdly high levels. Why are dealers lacing cocaine with fentanyl? This disturbing new trend is killing people across the country. We talk about the Russian import of manufactured fentanyl, exploding on the East Coast 2 years ago. Now it’s made its way to the West Coast, and thus all across the country. It used to be that the dealers wanted their customers to return to them for consistent business, but now it seems that the dealers have no regard for returning customers because there are 10 more kids waiting in line to get their first dose. They have no regard for the outcomes of the drug, and most do not know what they are doing when they start mixing and dosing these types of drugs. Another thing we talk about is how accessible it is for this generation. The general public's fear of heroin and its stigmas has gone away, and music videos and celebrities glamorize the use of opiates, in all forms. Kids are buying it on Snapchat. Recovery success rates for addicts are between 7% – 10%. We need to get parents and teachers more involved in the education process, and check in with these kids on a daily basis. These are the challenges and questions that we need to talk about in our medical and treatment facilities. Join us for this informative and entertaining conversation on trending drugs in our society. Passionate, educated and informed. This is Flindt Andersen in his own words, on Knockin’ Doorz Down. For Carlos Vieira's autobiography Knockin' Doorz Down https://www.kddmediacompany.com/ For 51FIFTY use the discount code KDD20 for 20% off! https://51fiftyltm.com/ https://www.facebook.com/51FIFTYLTM https://www.instagram.com/51fiftyltm/ https://twitter.com/51fiftyltm Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ For more on the Knockin' Doorz Down podcast and to follow us on social media https://www.kddpodcast.com   For more information on the Carlos Vieira Foundation and the Race 2B Drug-Free, Race to End the Stigma, and Race for Autism programs visit: https://www.carlosvieirafoundation.org/ For more on Flindt Andersen & P.A.I.N. - https://www.painnonprofit.org   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16 Aug 2021