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Explainer: You won’t overdose on fentanyl just by accidentally touching it

By Cassidy Morrison
Published July 18, 2022 11:00am ET
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Explainer: You won’t overdose on fentanyl just by accidentally touching it
Frightening reports of fentanyl poisoning due to simple exposure to the substance have reinvigorated the dubious theory that a mere brush with the drug is enough to cause an overdose. There have been several instances of people blaming skin contact with the highly potent opioid for severe reactions, but toxicologists say that such overdoses are […]

Frightening reports of fentanyl poisoning due to simple exposure to the substance have reinvigorated the dubious theory that a mere brush with the drug is enough to cause an overdose.

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