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ELI5 How the whole touching fentanol you could overdose got started? In med industry we laugh about cops saying they get high or overdosed on it by touching it. ? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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[–] 38 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Cops started the rumor. Cops kept OD’ing after pocketing product from dealers they had busted. Instead of publicly admitting that they had a corruption and addiction problem, they started the myth that fentanyl can be absorbed through the skin. So when a cop needs narcan, they can just claim it was an accidental skin contact.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It is possible to absorb fentanyl through the skin, that part's not a myth. Transdermal patches are a thing.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    Thats not fentanyl slapped on an adhesive bandage. Thats specifically formulated with other additives to do that. Drug dealers would have to add a lot of time and know how just to REDUCE how effective the straight fent was.

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