All These Videos of Law Enforcement Overdosing From Fentanyl Exposure Are All Fake. Let’s Clear Up the Myths

Fentanyl does NOT and WILL NOT ever absorb through the skin. Let’s clear up all the Lies that are going around and scaring everyone.

Yes, it’s true. Fentanyl is making the rounds in the drug trade.

If anyone used to love being an addict (yes, many out there prefer living on the streets and shooting up, believe it or not), the fun is all over now since everyone is scared straight.

Fentanyl makes heroin look like weed.

And since the cartels don’t care who they affect, they’re adding it in pretty much everything to boost tolerance, hence sales.

Among all the chaos, people begin to gossip, tell lies, brainwash, and the entire thing turns into a game of “telephone”.

Let’s straighten up the myths and turn them into facts.

One myth out there is that weed is beginning to become laced with fentanyl.

The truth is that fentanyl burns and becomes inactive at high temperatures when it comes in contact with flame.

While weed can be laced with opioids, it would be an inefficient delivery system for the drug despite this persistent myth.

Fentanyl contamination primarily occurs in powders and pressed pills.

The second myth would be that fentanyl overdoses happen through skin contact or simply being near it.

Entirely false.

And it makes me angry that all those fake videos of cops overdosing are making the rounds. They’re all fake.

Those cops were most likely having panic attacks.

Fentanyl will not absorb through the skin from accidental exposure, and it is not strong enough to cause an overdose from airborne exposure.

There’s a myth out there stating that naloxone (also known as Narcan) doesn’t work on fentanyl and its analogs.

Fentanyl — though generic and made from chemicals — is an opiate. Narcan works on all opiates by reversing the overdose. Though it’s possible that one shot won’t suffice since fentanyl is very powerful, Narcan will still reverse an OD. A second or even a third shot may be needed.

A myth that says fentanyl test strips are always correct is also false.

FTS may result in false positives or false negatives from manufacturing errors or if you do not follow instructions like diluting more when testing for the type of drug you are using.

New strips designed for harm reduction purposes have been created since the original forensics application made this pretty challenging.

Finally, the silly myth that a drug addict only needs to be concerned about fentanyl when using their drug of choice such as heroin or meth, should be abhorred.

Fentanyl has been found in not just heroin, but cocaine, methamphetamine, counterfeit pills, and other street drugs.

Testing every time before you use may not be enough, and some drugs like weed don’t need to be tested at all.

I’ve known many people who became fentanyl addicts by accident. They were primarily addicts of something else prior, such as painkillers, and became hooked on this much stronger drug.

Some ended up dying months later by chasing the dragon.

Some ended up trying to keep it going — which is virtually impossible as you’ll always lose in the end.

These myths are not to be taken lightly. Aside from the myths alone, fentanyl is something non-addicts usually don’t understand fully.

As for the addicts who do understand it — even they know how insanely powerful this chemical is.