This training will discuss the increase in drug overdose deaths in our country, based on the increase in fake prescription pills being found with lethal amounts of Fentanyl or other synthetic opioids. Students will gain awareness of the different types of synthetic opioids, how fake pills are manufactured and purchased, and how to detect and identify the presence of Fentanyl or other synthetic opioids in these pills. Students will be shown the latest in detection technologies including FT-IR, Raman, Colorimetric test kits, and High Pressure Mass Spec (HPMS).
