As the opioid crisis continues across the country, heroin is being combined with powerful synthetics for a better, cheaper high. It seems like every week, there’s news of a first responder overdosing as a result of casual exposure to these synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. These casual exposures usually consist of handling a bag containing the drug or brushing powdered drug off of hands or uniform. This class uses strictly evidence-based medicine to evaluate and qualify these alleged overdoses on their scientific merits. Based on known absorption rates, we’ll discuss the likelihood of encountering enough to overdose.

*Eligible for CEH/CAPCE Credit