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TheSublimeGoose t1_isvwpz2 wrote

Reply to comment by AchillesDev in Police Find 20 Pounds of Fentanyl in Apartment After Firefighters kick Door in by HoldenGambles

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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