Fentanyl as Politically Motivated Scare-Lore
It all began on Twitter. I was reading an informative thread about the panic surrounding “contact-overdoses” from fentanyl (mainly among law enforcement officers). I noticed that some commenters were asking fair questions and being lambasted for politely daring to reveal their lack of expertise regarding the chemical properties of fentanyl and its effects on the human body, then having the audacity to express their desire for further clarification. “I fully RESENT these people's desire to better understand this subject!!” is what I’d probably be saying if I had the same awful attitude as those on the thread who, while correctly calling out fentanyl myths, were acting like total jerks. Rather than jump into the fray and fight literally everyone, I embarked upon a frenzied and messy voyage through the fraught seas of fentanyl fact and fiction. You see, I am a provider, and today I’m here to provide you with the clarity at least seven people were deprived of on that Twitter thread a