Florida woman endures brain damage following fentanyl overdose at dentist: Report

By Luke Gentile

Published January 19, 2024 11:22am ET

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Florida woman endures brain damage following fentanyl overdose at dentist: Report — In this Friday, June 1, 2018, photo, small vials of fentanyl are shown in the inpatient pharmacy at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. Amid the nation's opioid epidemic, hospitals are struggling to get widely used injected pain medicines because of ongoing supply shortages. The shortages affect just about every corner of the hospital, from the operating room and emergency department. | (Rick Bowmer/AP)

A Florida woman purportedly suffered brain damage and now relies on 24-hour care after she endured a fentanyl overdose during an “unnecessary” dental surgery in Texas.

Maria Lugo Querales experienced the overdose on May 10, 2022, in Marble Falls, Texas, after a dose of anesthesia administered by Dr. Jerry Teague, according to a Wednesday report that cited a lawsuit filed by Lugo’s husband, Luis Espana.

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