Fentanyl, a highly potent pain reliever and anesthetic, is available in various forms, including Actiq lozenges and lollipops. Its street version, known as perc-o-pop, is popular due to its ease of administration. However, it poses a high risk of overdose and is often used as a substitute for heroin.
During the early 1960s, a powerful new form of opiate-based pain reliever and intravenous anesthetic called fentanyl became generally available in the medical community. Fentanyl, also known by the trade names Duragesic® and Actiq®, was at least 80 times more potent than morphine, limiting its legal use to surgical anesthetic procedures and advanced pain management for cancer patients and others who could tolerate opioid-based painkillers. One form of fentanyl, Actiq®, was commonly administered as an oral lozenge or lollipop. This form of fentanyl is also known in the illegal drug world as “perc-o-pop.”
A perc-o-pop is no ordinary pain reliever. Patients prescribed Actiq® lozenges or lollipops usually experience excruciating pain due to heart surgery or cancer treatment. Fentanyl is also administered via transdermal patches known under the trade name Duragesic® and is highly controlled by federal law. The street version of a perc-o-pop is often stolen from licensed pharmacies or directly from patients who depend on the pill or lollipop for pain management.
One of the reasons a perco-pop fentanyl is such a popular street drug is the ease of administration. Users don’t need elaborate drug kits filled with intravenous needles, glass tubes, or butane torches. A perc-o-pop can simply be placed in the mouth and allowed to dissolve naturally. Fentanyl penetrates the blood brain barrier exceptionally quickly, meaning the effects can be felt within minutes of ingestion.
Perc-o-pops are also used as a substitute for heroin, which can sometimes be hard to get on the street. The problem is that a perc-o-pop is much more potent than an average shot of heroin, which means fentanyl overdoses are a definite risk for drug users. Other forms of fentanyl, including the liquid contents of Duragesic® transdermal patches, can also be injected intravenously or held under the tongue much like a perc-o-pop.
Perc-o-pop is also referred to by a number of other street drug names, such as Apache, China girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, Tango, and Cash and Lollipop.
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