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Cop Brushes Fentanyl Off Uniform, Overdoses

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

takyon writes:

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 JoeMerchant on Thursday May 18 2017, @12:16PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Thursday May 18 2017, @12:16PM (#511650)

    I don't doubt that it can be done - LSD and other skin-absorbable drugs can dose and overdose like that - the question might be: can it be done with a small accidental, hard to notice exposure, or do you have to basically bathe in it?

    Also, powder in the air? Certainly easier to get into the bloodstream that way.

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