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posted by on Wednesday May 17 2017, @06:33AM   Printer-friendly
from the bad-touch dept.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/16/health/police-fentanyl-overdose-trnd/

A police officer in East Liverpool, Ohio, collapsed and was rushed to the hospital after he brushed fentanyl residue off his uniform, allowing the drug to enter his system through his hands. The officer had apparently encountered the opioid earlier in the day while making a drug bust.

"This is scary. He could have walked out of the building and left and he could have passed out while he was driving. You don't even know it's there on his clothes," East Liverpool Police Chief John Lane told CNN.


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  • (Score: 2) by Dunbal on Wednesday May 17 2017, @07:54AM

    by Dunbal (3515) on Wednesday May 17 2017, @07:54AM (#510962)

    Quite cheap, in the hospital. On the street...

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