I'm shocked, SHOCKED! to find out that the media got some facts wrong- thanks for the clarification.
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This strikes me as more of a case where the media blindly printed the scientifically unsound conclusions of police leadership. Of course, the fastest way for a beat reporter to lose valuable police contacts for future juicy stories is to have a real SME fact check the police source’s unfounded opinions. Part of the symbiotic relationship between LE and the press is that the former feeds the later in return for having stories printed in a particular manner...a manner that shapes a useful narrative.
Could these symptoms be an allergic reaction?
No.
If all the drug companies had to do to give people fentanyl was put it in a powder and open the bag near someone, they would have saved millions of dollars in R&D on transdermal patches. Even if you got some on intact skin, it wouldn't have the same effect as what is being described.
Once again heroin addiction has taken the life of one of my oldest and best friends. One of the kindest and funniest people I've ever met. After fighting addiction his entire adult life he got clean and stayed clean for seven years. Went to school, got his master's, and seemed to be on a great path. Then he relapsed, struggled for almost two years, and last night he overdosed. Like all the others he was a normal person from a normal middle class family and great, hardworking parents. That shit doesn't care who it kills.
I'm not even going to say that if you care about an addict you should try to help them. You can't. But give them a call. Take them to the range. Whatever. You can help them have a normal few minutes or few hours that isn't part of that life. And when they die, and if they keep using heroin they will die, you'll be glad you did.
Sorry to hear about your loss. Having previously worked in a homeless shelter I am very familiar with that kind of addiction and what it turns people Into. From my experience I've seen very few people beat it. Your friend seemed like a strong guy to be clean for as long as he was. Rip
A colleague of mine (a fellow RN) recently lost his battle to addiction as well. He had a fiancee, a loving family of brothers and sisters who cared deeply for him, and a team who now misses him. He saved many lives in doing his job but as it turned out, he was stealing fentanyl to use off hours.
He overdosed and died. You can see how this shit kills people and still lose your fight against it.
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