A Billerica police officer was hospitalized after fentanyl exposure, but medical experts say it probably wasn't the drug that caused the illness
The driver was charged with withholding evidence from a criminal proceeding, possession of a class A substance, possession of a class E substance, operating with a suspended license, attaching plates, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
“We've all seen those sort of imageries of you know, a grain of fentanyl for someone who's opioid naive is enough to cause an overdose. But that sort of information is really if you ingest fentanyl,” said Dr. Sarah Wakeman, an addiction medicine physician and medical director for substance use disorder at Mass General Brigham.many of these accounts are unconfirmed and spread misinformation about the effects of opioids.
“To experience symptoms of overdose or other symptoms or symptoms of opioid toxicity, you have to ingest a substantial amount of fentanyl through some form of contact with your mucous membranes, which means basically snorting it or eating it or ingesting it through, perhaps other orifices in your body. The risk of overdose from casual contact, whether by breathing or by touching it is extremely low.
“This is something that unfortunately, was facilitated by our flagship Drug Enforcement Agency, the DEA, which in 2016 put out an official statement, essentially supporting this myth. And so when the federal agency responsible for drug law enforcement has information online, that is essentially inaccurate, and repeats unfounded information.
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