But studies suggest that there is almost no evidence that law enforcement personnel are at risk from overdoses due to accidentally touching or inhaling the drug.
And yet, they are reporting it as fact that these first responders were sickened by fentanyl. They don’t even allude to the idea that the illnesses could have been caused by something else. This is bad journalism.
https://www.koat.com/article/mountainair-substance-exposure-new-mexico/71388483
The local story lists other drugs as well.
State police say 25 people were exposed to fentanyl, methamphetamine, para-fluorofentanyl.
From the AP:
University of New Mexico Hospital Chief Medical Officer Steve McLaughlin said during a news conference in Albuquerque that authorities were working “under the assumption” that fentanyl was to blame. He said the responders’ symptoms ranged from mild to slightly more severe.
“It’s probably not absorbed through your skin, but it would be absorbed through your eyes, nose, mucous membranes, or if you inhale it,” McLaughlin told The Associated Press.
Accidental fentanyl exposure via the air or skin contact is medically and scientifically impossible.
3 people may have died but a fairytale story is not what killed them.
Steve McLaughlin, chief medical officer at the University of New Mexico hospital, said fentanyl appeared to be primarily responsible.
“Fentanyl is particularly dangerous because it requires only a tiny amount to cause an overdose. The tiniest possible dose of fentanyl can cause serious symptoms in an exposed individual,” McLaughlin told the Albuquerque Journal.
Coming from a pharmacy background, that’s just stupid. If you throw a low dose trans-dermal patch onto someone opioid intolerant, it is possible they will have some sort of side effect. They’re more likely to have a reaction to the adhesive on the patch first though. The patches aren’t instant, they stay on for a while.
I clicked their source to the Albuquerque Journal and, at least for me, no article loaded. Just headlines and captioned pictures. Don’t know if it’s my device or adblockers or something. Looks like the quote came from a press conference of some sort. I’m too lazy to find it myself though.
clicked their source to the Albuquerque Journal and, at least for me, no article loaded. Just headlines and captioned pictures. Don’t know if it’s my device or adblockers or something.
Yes the journal sucks and is impossible to view if you use an adblocker.
No way to see it on my network then. I’m not turning off my whole network’s adblocker for that
Jesus christ so the “3 dead” are the residents that were overdosing after likely injecting heroin/fentanyl and the rest are suffering from shared delusion.
