Steve McLaughlin, chief medical officer at the University of New Mexico hospital, said fentanyl appeared to be primarily responsible.
“Fentanyl is particularly dangerous because it requires only a tiny amount to cause an overdose. The tiniest possible dose of fentanyl can cause serious symptoms in an exposed individual,” McLaughlin told the Albuquerque Journal.
Coming from a pharmacy background, that’s just stupid. If you throw a low dose trans-dermal patch onto someone opioid intolerant, it is possible they will have some sort of side effect. They’re more likely to have a reaction to the adhesive on the patch first though. The patches aren’t instant, they stay on for a while.
I clicked their source to the Albuquerque Journal and, at least for me, no article loaded. Just headlines and captioned pictures. Don’t know if it’s my device or adblockers or something. Looks like the quote came from a press conference of some sort. I’m too lazy to find it myself though.
clicked their source to the Albuquerque Journal and, at least for me, no article loaded. Just headlines and captioned pictures. Don’t know if it’s my device or adblockers or something.
Yes the journal sucks and is impossible to view if you use an adblocker.
Coming from a pharmacy background, that’s just stupid. If you throw a low dose trans-dermal patch onto someone opioid intolerant, it is possible they will have some sort of side effect. They’re more likely to have a reaction to the adhesive on the patch first though. The patches aren’t instant, they stay on for a while.
I clicked their source to the Albuquerque Journal and, at least for me, no article loaded. Just headlines and captioned pictures. Don’t know if it’s my device or adblockers or something. Looks like the quote came from a press conference of some sort. I’m too lazy to find it myself though.
Yes the journal sucks and is impossible to view if you use an adblocker.
No way to see it on my network then. I’m not turning off my whole network’s adblocker for that