{"id":910,"date":"2026-10-29T11:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/burn-your-draft\/?p=910"},"modified":"2026-10-29T11:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:22:06","slug":"anahi-sanchez-marcial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/burn-your-draft\/2026\/10\/29\/anahi-sanchez-marcial\/","title":{"rendered":"#85: What Makes Fentanyl Different? with Anahi Sanchez Marcial &#8217;25, Neuroscience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/burn-your-draft\/files\/2026\/10\/Anahi-Sanchez-Marcial-blog.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/burn-your-draft\/files\/2026\/10\/Anahi-Sanchez-Marcial-blog.jpeg 579w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/burn-your-draft\/files\/2026\/10\/Anahi-Sanchez-Marcial-blog-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/burn-your-draft\/files\/2026\/10\/Anahi-Sanchez-Marcial-blog-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes fentanyl so uniquely potent and deadly compared to other opioids? In this episode, neuroscience major Anahi breaks down her thesis research conducted in collaboration with Oregon Health &amp; Science University (OHSU), exploring how fentanyl interacts with previously unconsidered nervous system receptors and the potential implications for addiction treatment and overdose intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give this episode a listen to learn more about this off-campus thesis (uncommon at Reed) and hear about the curiosity that drives Anahi, her advice on conquering thesis anxiety, and the importance of building empathy into scientific inquiry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reed community members can read Anahi\u2019s thesis, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/rdc.reed.edu\/record\/33377?ln=en&amp;p=anahi&amp;v=pdf\">Why is Fentanyl so Deadly? The Non-MOR Mediated Effects of Fentanyl at \u03b1\u2082-Adrenergic Receptors<\/a>,\u201d online in the Electronic Theses Archive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2428158876&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/burnyourdraft\" title=\"Burn Your Draft\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Burn Your Draft<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/burnyourdraft\/anahi-sanchez-marcial\" title=\"#85: What Makes Fentanyl Different? with Anahi Sanchez Marcial &#x27;25, Neuroscience\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">#85: What Makes Fentanyl Different? with Anahi Sanchez Marcial &#x27;25, Neuroscience<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes fentanyl so uniquely potent and deadly compared to other opioids? 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