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62. A fact ...

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Thu Oct 6, 2022, 03:54 PM

Oct 2022

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Fentanyl is real and what you hear is true! [View all] Tickle Oct 2022 OP

My friend's daughter died of fentanyl overdose last year. Elessar Zappa Oct 2022 #1

thank you but Tickle Oct 2022 #3

I understand. Elessar Zappa Oct 2022 #4

Having just finished reading through the responses bluecollar2 Oct 2022 #146

I am sorry for the grief you have endured. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2022 #2

My son is a CO Tickle Oct 2022 #7

that is a proven myth. You can't absorb enough via the skin or in the air to OD RAB910 Oct 2022 #8

you are wrong nt Tickle Oct 2022 #9

NO! no I am absolutely not wrong. FACTS matter and misinformation is dangerous RAB910 Oct 2022 #14

ok, this is what happened Tickle Oct 2022 #23

first responders and others have had panic and anxiety attacks or their ailments were psychosomatic RAB910 Oct 2022 #29

I know this is a difficult thing to talk about but Disaffected Oct 2022 #40

I don't and this was almost a year Tickle Oct 2022 #43

he is not lying, he is simply wrong RAB910 Oct 2022 #58

thanks for the article Tickle Oct 2022 #60

The problem I have with people ODing from Fentanyl just on their skin is that is the way Maraya1969 Oct 2022 #127

I'm sure it really happened, though RAB910 is correct on the science. Jirel Oct 2022 #67

Handle fentanyl and chew your nails NickB79 Oct 2022 #121

The COs probably took a hit of it. fescuerescue Oct 2022 #135

What I was thinking. Ligyron Oct 2022 #141

Fact again! kooth Oct 2022 #64

No, the poster is correct obamanut2012 Oct 2022 #19

I have seen pharmacokinetic data on patch formulations. NNadir Oct 2022 #32

ok I will Tickle Oct 2022 #34

Doctor told us to be very careful with packaging for patches as child could die Lettuce Be Oct 2022 #44

thank you Tickle Oct 2022 #54

not exactly RAB910 Oct 2022 #57

Thank you so very much. Ligyron Oct 2022 #145

First off, Rx fentanyl patches are specifically formulated with gels to make the drug absorb Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #63

+1 ProfessorGAC Oct 2022 #102

Much obliged, Prof Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #103

The mean fatal blood concentration of fentanyl is 10 nanograms per ml. NNadir Oct 2022 #128

I'm well aware of the relative potency of fentanyl NNadir. Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #129

You are assuming that illicitly manufactured stuff is safer than legally manufactured stuff. NNadir Oct 2022 #131

I didn't mean 'safer' I meant 'less pure'. Less pure means less dangerous to handle generally Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #134

Regarding your Reason #3 DoUListenWhenUHear Oct 2022 #144

You ARE familiar with the way alcohol quickly evaporates, yes? Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #147

A fact ... kooth Oct 2022 #62

Be VERY CAREFUL with fentanyl patches. forgotmylogin Oct 2022 #72

There is also the possibility that people toss unused or barely used patches! LeftInTX Oct 2022 #90

Fentanyl patches are used post-surgery on pets. ET Awful Oct 2022 #139

This message was self-deleted by its author ET Awful Oct 2022 #140

I am trying to find these reports and am coming up short Politicub Oct 2022 #148

Here's an FDA page about fentanyl patch safety. forgotmylogin Oct 2022 #151

This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Oct 2022 #73

Chillicothe prison Bear Creek Oct 2022 #82

Old article from when the myth was rampant RAB910 Oct 2022 #92

Not a myth Bear Creek Oct 2022 #104

You can repeat it, but it doesn't make it true RAB910 Oct 2022 #109

You can repeat it Bear Creek Oct 2022 #120

How can you repeatedly deny facts?!?! RAB910 Oct 2022 #133

Interesting... BlackSkimmer Oct 2022 #136

NIOSH Bear Creek Oct 2022 #105

Page last reviewed: February 11, 2020 RAB910 Oct 2022 #137

How about an FDA page from 7/21/2021? forgotmylogin Oct 2022 #152

this RAB910 Oct 2022 #155

Well, you've certainly convinced me. forgotmylogin Oct 2022 #161

. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2022 #15

A recent DEA press release Kaleva Oct 2022 #5

The thing is, those are not "made to look like candy to children and young people" muriel_volestrangler Oct 2022 #156

So the Biden Administration is fear mongering ? Kaleva Oct 2022 #157

The DEA part of it is, yes. He should bring them back to reality. muriel_volestrangler Oct 2022 #159

I don't read every post but I have pwb Oct 2022 #6

More along the lines of "parents think Halloween candy is fentanyl because FOX told them so" Hekate Oct 2022 #24

Fox News, Lauren Boebert and others are absolutely lying about this. yardwork Oct 2022 #111

DEA says the leading supplier of fentanyl is China RAB910 Oct 2022 #10

please leave politics Tickle Oct 2022 #13

please keep this factual RAB910 Oct 2022 #16

we are done talking Tickle Oct 2022 #18

my job literally involved drug overdoses, so spare me the lecture RAB910 Oct 2022 #30

You are again spreading misinformation obamanut2012 Oct 2022 #20

Normally I would stop Tickle Oct 2022 #26

Nobody here is lying CloudWatcher Oct 2022 #66

Everything in our country is political. BannonsLiver Oct 2022 #80

The Republicans made it political and they're using it to win elections. yardwork Oct 2022 #113

Plenty of it is made in America IronLionZion Oct 2022 #51

Although the main supplier is China, if fentanyl is coming from MX, it's coming from MX LeftInTX Oct 2022 #87

Thank you for your efforts in this thread. yardwork Oct 2022 #112

It makes me mad as well RAB910 Oct 2022 #114

All we can do is keep stating facts. You're doing a great job. yardwork Oct 2022 #116

I'm very sorry for your loss. Just A Box Of Rain Oct 2022 #11

Los Angeles Times did a recent front pager on rainbow fentanyl after a couple of 15 year olds ... Hekate Oct 2022 #12

exactly Tickle Oct 2022 #17

Same thing Rebl2 Oct 2022 #78

This is exactly what's happening, and it's heartbreaking. yardwork Oct 2022 #115

Who around here is saying that it's not 'real'? Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #21

Agree with everything you've posted, plus... yardwork Oct 2022 #117

Agreed. And even just a mandatory 5 mins of counseling from a professional Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #123

And, while we're planning... how about addressing the root causes of despair. yardwork Oct 2022 #126

+1000 (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #132

Thank you. My nephew's best friend lost his mother to an OD. NNadir Oct 2022 #22

I hate those stories Tickle Oct 2022 #25

I'm sorry for your loss nt XanaDUer2 Oct 2022 #27

I'm sorry Baggies Oct 2022 #28

All too real? Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #42

Exactly Baggies Oct 2022 #48

That would track more closely with 'evil people' than the fact that there's a lot of fentanyl around Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #53

In general I agree. Baggies Oct 2022 #55

What year are we talking here? Just curious ... Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author róisín_dubh Oct 2022 #31

I don't think anyone is downplaying or denying a deadly epidemic of Fentanyl overdoses. Aristus Oct 2022 #33

agree Tickle Oct 2022 #37

Little town of 1200 people near me had four Fentanyl deaths in one week. Midnight Writer Oct 2022 #35

it's sad and a small town Tickle Oct 2022 #39

Fentanyl is ravaging small towns, and local cops (often part-time constables) can't stop it. Midnight Writer Oct 2022 #45

I must have missed the thread(s) where.... SergeStorms Oct 2022 #36

There never was any such thread. Mariana Oct 2022 #84

Well I did make a joke that I'd be trick or treating this year Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #86

You don't want any of that stuff.... SergeStorms Oct 2022 #95

In the opioid world that shit is the equivalent of year-old brown mexi-dirt weed smuggled Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #96

Hardcore, Dude. SergeStorms Oct 2022 #124

And now, workday is over so just ate a 5mg Indica gummie I procured totally legally in AZ Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #125

Well, I get the hard stuff legally.... SergeStorms Oct 2022 #130

OK, thanks. SergeStorms Oct 2022 #94

Agree inthewind21 Oct 2022 #91

You've got to be careful. There's always been crazy people doing things like that rockfordfile Oct 2022 #38

Sorry for your situation. Caliman73 Oct 2022 #41

Well said as usual (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2022 #46

Well said obamanut2012 Oct 2022 #47

fuck republicans Tickle Oct 2022 #49

+1 chowder66 Oct 2022 #56

Excellent. Thanks. yardwork Oct 2022 #118

Again, well said. Prairie_Seagull Oct 2022 #160

Fentanyl is real and is dangerous. That doesn't mean we shouldn't push back on hyperbole. fishwax Oct 2022 #50

I was going to post something similar, Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #153

sorry. fentanyl is a nasty piece of work stopdiggin Oct 2022 #52

Fentanyl is an ugly drug, I hated using it in the hospital Warpy Oct 2022 #59

Thanks for posting this, Tickles. momta Oct 2022 #61

I agree with you DashOneBravo Oct 2022 #75

Very distressed to hear of your suffering. grantcart Oct 2022 #68

My childhood friend's beloved grandson, Nick, died of a fentanyl overdose last year at 24. deurbano Oct 2022 #69

It only takes 2 milligrams to be fatal - enough to fit on a pencil tip FakeNoose Oct 2022 #70

That's the problem 2abigbman Oct 2022 #71

yes! Tickle Oct 2022 #85

This message was self-deleted by its author 2abigbman Oct 2022 #74

This mom of a heroin addict is glad to see this thread. mountain grammy Oct 2022 #76

you are in my thoughts Tickle Oct 2022 #83

Thank you and you're in mine mountain grammy Oct 2022 #119

I'm so sorry vercetti2021 Oct 2022 #77

There's a difference between a rational, contemplative response to an issue and fear mongering BannonsLiver Oct 2022 #79

Good Morning America has a video 5Oct DashOneBravo Oct 2022 #81

I am so sorry for your loss. I remember when OxyContin bronxiteforever Oct 2022 #88

I'm sorry for your loss. no_hypocrisy Oct 2022 #89

so many sad stories Tickle Oct 2022 #98

My goddaughter's grandfather was raising her. He's now raising his great granddaughter. no_hypocrisy Oct 2022 #99

Thank goodness he has you in his life Tickle Oct 2022 #101

75. The oldest and dearest friend. no_hypocrisy Oct 2022 #107

Thank you for posting this. jalan48 Oct 2022 #93

Whose goal; what do you mean by this sentence? Who is saying this??? Sogo Oct 2022 #97

The group in CT that does the overdose awareness. Tickle Oct 2022 #100

K and r... BlackSkimmer Oct 2022 #106

I've lost multiple friends to fentanyl Johnny2X2X Oct 2022 #108

I'm very sorry for your loss. yardwork Oct 2022 #110

Awareness is all we can do, I am aware, was before this, this aint the first crazy dangerous thing. Brainfodder Oct 2022 #122

I am so sorry for your loss. Pacifist Patriot Oct 2022 #138

I didn't realize anyone did not think fentanyl and the many articles about the overdose problem Martin68 Oct 2022 #142

Worrisome for sure. 274 A day? Damn! czarjak Oct 2022 #143

I'm sorry about what happened to you. Politicub Oct 2022 #149

For the love of... Iggo Oct 2022 #150

I have seen this post for a while...and what I read on DU was how folks on the right are claiming Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #154

What is "fetti" that people say they only have taken? LymphocyteLover Oct 2022 #158

India and China are manufacturing the poisons GusBob Oct 2022 #162

Fentanyl is definitely real and killing so many by overdose. mahina Oct 2022 #163