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Police Officer overdoses after brushing fentanyl powder off his uniform
(Moshtaghian, A)(2017) Police Officer overdoese after brushing fentanyl powder off his uniform-CNN https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/16/health/police-fentanyl-overdose-trnd/index.html This article claims that a police officer in Ohio had a fentanyl overdose due to brushing fentanyl powder off his uniform. According to the article, the police officer almost immediately started feeling unwell and disoriented after doing so. He collapsed and was…
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Sheriff’s deputy overdoses after exposure to fentanyl during arrest
By ABC NEWS August 6, 2021, 4:51 PM https://abcnews.go.com/US/sheriffs-deputy-overdoses-exposure-fentanyl-arrest/story?id=79324033 Claims officer overdosed on fentanyl exposure when doctors say you cannnot overdose on fentanyl from seconf hand exposure or skin contact
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Michigan State trooper given Narcan after drug exposure on job
The Detroit News https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2019/03/14/michigan-state-trooper-given-narcan-after-drug-exposure-job/3160129002/ It states that "Fentanyl can be absorbed, inhaled or ingested and a small amount of it is enough to cause overdose or death, police say." This is not true, and just because the police say so, does not mean you can overdose from touching fentanyl or from any kind of second…
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