Sufentanil/Summary

Main article: Sufentanil

Psychoactive class: Opioids

Chemical class: Substituted piperidine

Intravenous

• Thresh				Common				Heavy
  0.1	-	1	-	5	-	10	-	25	μg
  		Light				Strong

• • Onset: 1 - 2 minutes
  • Peak: 5 - 10 minutes

Harm potential

• • Extremely addictive with a high potential for abuse
  • Potentially fatal at heavy dosages, potentially lethal when mixed with depressants like alcohol or benzodiazepines, unintentionally spilling a very small amount of sufentanil on one's skin could result in a fatal overdose.

Tolerance

• • Full tolerance is reached develops with prolonged and repeated use
  • Cross-tolerance with all other opioids

Physical effects

• • Appetite suppression
  • Cough suppression
  • Pain relief
  • Respiratory depression
  • Sedation
• • Constipation
  • Difficulty urinating
  • Increased perspiration
  • Itchiness
  • Respiratory depression

Cognitive effects

• • Cognitive euphoria
  • Compulsive redosing
• • Anxiety suppression
  • Decreased libido

See also

• Responsible use
• Summary index
• Subjective effect index
• Psychoactive substance index