Are Police At Risk Of Overdose From Accidental Fentanyl Exposure?

Medical professionals discuss the likelihood of first responders overdosing from accidental fentanyl exposure. Since fentanyl use has become widespread, there have been many reports of first responders overdosing accidentally through exposure at emergency calls. The Drug Enforcement Administration even issued an officer safety alert urging first responders to be careful to avoid exposure. However, medical… Continue reading Are Police At Risk Of Overdose From Accidental Fentanyl Exposure?

"Dilbert" Creator Addresses Son’s Apparent Fentanyl Overdose

“If you don’t have any personal experience with opioid addiction, it doesn’t look like anything else you’ve ever seen,” Adams said. Cartoonist Scott Adams is grieving the loss of his stepson, who died of an apparent fentanyl overdose last weekend. On a live video stream Monday, Adams described the moment he found out about 18-year-old Justin’s… Continue reading "Dilbert" Creator Addresses Son’s Apparent Fentanyl Overdose

Police Chief Allegedly Overdosed On Drugs Stolen From Evidence Room

The 35-year-old died two months after being appointed part-time police chief. An Ohio police chief who died in May of a fentanyl overdose allegedly swiped the drugs from his own department’s evidence room, according to local reports.  Kirkersville Police Chief James Hughes had only been on the job two months when he was found unresponsive… Continue reading Police Chief Allegedly Overdosed On Drugs Stolen From Evidence Room

Video: Activist Pours Fentanyl On Hands To Dispel Exposure Myth

Chad Sabora performed the experiment to reassure first responders that may be reluctant to perform CPR in the early moments of an overdose. Harm reduction experts are pushing back on what they believe is a dangerous myth circulating among emergency responders and the general public. Illicit fentanyl and its analogues are increasingly contaminating batches of… Continue reading Video: Activist Pours Fentanyl On Hands To Dispel Exposure Myth

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