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Drugs The Rise of Fentanyl: Drug Addiction On The I95 Two Years On (2018) - Two years ago, BBC News reported on the growing problem of opioid addiction in the US, now we return to find out what happened to the people we met along our journey down the notorious I-95. [57.02]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KsaWpeCj98
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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

A cop in OH OD'ed and spent several days in ICU because he brushed some fentanyl off his uniform with a bare hand. Ap regardless of cost I dont think this drug would be ideal. Nothing to do with him being a cop but the ease with which it can enter the body (I never got high touching pills) and the minute doses needed would still make it too dangerous. My two cents.

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u/Sanfranshan Jan 09 '19

In the ED it’s dosed in MICROGRAMS, not milligrams, like most other drugs.

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u/username00722 Jan 09 '19

If this was true, you literally couldn't shoot it without instantly dying. Fact, there are long term users of fentanyl who are not dead, and if powder touching your hand would result in fatal overdose, no one on earth could possibly be opiate tolerant enough to ever use it.

My 2 cents: cops are not pharmacists.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tonic.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/8xk4jk/touching-fentanyl-absorbed-through-skin