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AchillesDev t1_isvjxhs wrote

Reply to comment by New-Vegetable-1274 in Police Find 20 Pounds of Fentanyl in Apartment After Firefighters kick Door in by HoldenGambles

>Fentanyl can be deadly if airborne in high concentrations in confined spaces.

There's no such thing as deadly airborne fentanyl.

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TheSublimeGoose t1_isvwpz2 wrote

While you’re correct regarding the hysteria surrounding airborne/skin-contact fentanyl, you’re wildly incorrect about the dosages.

Funny that you mention the LD50 of mice, but not of monkeys, which is as low as 0.03mg/kg (IM/IV).

You’re talking about micrograms (mcg). Your wife didn’t receive more than 3mg. She’d very likely be dead or at least have been quite sick.

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AchillesDev t1_isw0thi wrote

>Funny that you mention the LD50 of mice, but not of monkeys

That was all I could find for a quick search.

>You’re talking about micrograms (mcg). Your wife didn’t receive more than 3mg

You're right. Misread on my part.

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TheSublimeGoose t1_iswquri wrote

No worries

Also, fentanyl can most certainly be deadly when airborne. You’d have to walk into a fresh cloud of it, but it’s possible if a large bag of it ripped open, something like that. Something that you’re unlikely to encounter, obviously.

The reports regarding first responders have largely (like 99%) been hysteria manifesting itself as physical symptoms (fainting, dizziness, etc) but there have been a few cases of FRs being legitimately exposed.

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