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Man ODs on elephant tranquilizer, gets 5 doses of Narcan

Carfentanil is 10,000 times more powerful than morphine, and a 100 times more potent than fentanyl

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The drug can cause a medical emergency if it makes contact with bare skin.

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By EMS1 Staff

YORK, Maine — Paramedics needed fives doses of Narcan to revive a man Saturday after he overdosed on an elephant tranquilizer.

Police said the man overdosed on Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid that is 10,000 times more powerful than morphine.

Once the man was revived, he was transported to the hospital, reported WMUR.

Following the incident, police issued a warning regarding the dangers of Carfentanil; touching the drug alone can cause a medical emergency.