Carfentanil Street Names

Carfentanil (brand name Wildnil) is a synthetic opioid used as a tranquilizer for elephants and other large animals. Because it’s extremely powerful, it’s not approved for human use.

However, in recent years, carfentanil has started appearing on the illegal drug market. Like other street drugs, it has various nicknames.

Carfentanil Street Names

The most common carfentanil street names include:

• Apache
• China Girl
• China White
• Dance Fever
• Drop Dead
• Friend
• Goodfella
• Gray Death
• Jackpot
• Murder 8
• Schoolboy
• Serial Killer
• Tango and Cash
• TNT

Many of these names also refer to fentanyl (Actiq/Sublimaze), a prescription opioid analgesic (painkiller) linked to numerous overdose deaths. Carfentanil is a fentanyl analog. That means the drugs are chemically similar to each other.

However, according to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), carfentanil is about 100 times more powerful than fentanyl. It’s also about 10,000 times more powerful than the opiate (natural opioid) morphine.

Dangers Of Carfentanil

Since it’s so powerful, carfentanil poses an extremely high risk of overdose and addiction.

Carfentanil Overdose

You can overdose on carfentanil simply by touching or inhaling it.

Common symptoms of a carfentanil overdose include:

• drowsiness
• nausea and vomiting
• slow, ineffective breathing (respiratory depression)
• slow heart rate
• pale, clammy skin
• bluish fingernails and/or lips
• loss of consciousness

If you or someone you know experiences these symptoms, call 911 right away.

Also, administer naloxone if you have it. Naloxone (brand name Narcan) is a medication that can quickly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. It’s available at most pharmacies without a prescription.

Because carfentanil is so potent, you will probably need to administer multiple doses of naloxone to reverse the overdose.

Carfentanil Addiction

Like other opioids, carfentanil is highly addictive.

Common symptoms of carfentanil addiction include:

• mood swings
• loss of motivation
• loss of interest in activities once enjoyed
• side effects like sedation or euphoria
• tolerance (needing increasingly higher doses of carfentanil to feel the desired effects)
• physical dependence (experiencing unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when you don’t use carfentanil)

If you or a loved one experiences the above symptoms, seek help at a substance abuse treatment program.

These programs offer services such as:

• therapy, in which you can learn how to manage carfentanil cravings and any underlying mental health concerns that may have contributed to your drug abuse
• medical detox, in which doctors can help you get carfentanil out of your system with minimal withdrawal symptoms
• medication-assisted treatment, in which doctors can use prescription drugs such as methadone and buprenorphine to ease carfentanil cravings and withdrawal symptoms
• family therapy, in which you and your family members can learn how to resolve conflicts related to your addiction
  support groups, in which you can share your experiences with other people recovering from drug addiction

To learn about our carfentanil addiction treatment options, as well as treatment for Oxycontin (oxycodone), codeine, hydrocodone, and other opioid addictions, please contact Northeast Addictions Treatment Center.

Our board-certified healthcare providers provide personalized, comprehensive care to help you stay drug-free.