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forgotmylogin

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19. My mom uses it because she hit the limit of oxycodone she could handle for spinal stenosis.

Reply to WePurrsevere (Reply #7)

Tue May 16, 2017, 08:27 AM

May 2017

Hers is a patch that is worn for 72 hours and dispenses Fentanyl at 25mcg/hour. The warnings are crazy and the main danger is apparently people getting used patches out of the trash, or having an old one unknowingly cling to their clothes or skin if they don't dispose of it carefully. The first and hugest warning is "If you are not already tolerant to opioid painkillers, this is not for you..."

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Officer Nearly Dies From Fentanyl Overdose After Ohio Traffic Stop [View all] Eugene May 2017 OP

If it is this potent, how do drug dealers even work with it? Chemisse May 2017 #1

Very carefully Bradical79 May 2017 #5

That makes sense. Chemisse May 2017 #6

I think this is the same stuff that killed 11 people in Canada? forgotmylogin May 2017 #17

Aye my mother wore the same patches before she died and we handled them carefully. cstanleytech May 2017 #18

I'm pretty careful. forgotmylogin May 2017 #22

Ya we used to use the square ones but they switched her to these really long rectangular cstanleytech May 2017 #27

My local news reported it was actually Carfentanyl Bradical79 May 2017 #2

Wow malaise May 2017 #3

It's crazy powerful and dangerous Lee-Lee May 2017 #4

Holy wow! Just from 'touching' it? WePurrsevere May 2017 #7

My mom uses it because she hit the limit of oxycodone she could handle for spinal stenosis. forgotmylogin May 2017 #19

So it's a legit RX drug too... WePurrsevere May 2017 #25

He could have rolled around naked Soxfan58 May 2017 #8

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack May 2017 #10

How was the suspect "covered with" it, but not affected by it? Orrex May 2017 #9

on clothes instead of skin? IronLionZion May 2017 #11

I guess, but... Orrex May 2017 #12

Might have built up a tolerance, or wore protective gloves/mask IronLionZion May 2017 #15

Probably correct. Yikes! (nt) Orrex May 2017 #16

you would think some would have gotten on some exposed skin someplace rurallib May 2017 #13

Leaky bag? Quick thumping of seat cushions during a search? forgotmylogin May 2017 #20

RN here-- repeated use can allow a tolerance for fentanyl Heddi May 2017 #21

No shit? That's freaky! Orrex May 2017 #23

It is freaky Heddi May 2017 #28

So the suspect, who was covered in this power.. padfun May 2017 #14

See RN's post above. nt stevenleser May 2017 #26

Heard about this last week. It can be breathed in as well underpants May 2017 #24