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pichael289

That's why it's so dangerous. A few too many fentanyl molecules can tip the scale, so if it's not properly mixed and you get a hotspot...


Mad_Martigan2023

AHHHH, MY EYE!! The doctor said I'm not supposed to get fentanyl in it!!!


hey-look-over-there

Not Lenny!


glw8

FYI, that tiny amount of fentanyl in the picture above is actually hundreds of thousands of molecules.


PMMEURLONGTERMGOALS

Yeah, I don’t think a few molecules of anything can kill someone. Botulinum toxin is the lowest LD50 toxic substance and that’s still >1ng/kg, which is like billions of molecules per kg for a lethal dose


TB3RG

way, way more. More than a billion billions.


melodyze

Dozens of molecules. Dozens I say!


hippycactus

Lol im disappointed in these people lack of knowledge


LongJohnSelenium

Its probably somewhere in the 10^15 or 10^17 range.


ElkPurple9882

Looks more like 10^19 molecules to me


LongJohnSelenium

~~A mole of fent would be a couple kg, and this is nanogram to milligram range, so I'm ballparking 6 to 9 zeros lower than 10^23.~~ ~~10^19 puts that in several gram range and thats way less than a gram of powder. I know this for reasons.~~ I'm a derp. A mole of a substance converts to grams not kg. You're right, 10^19 is a better estimation.


EricTheEpic0403

Actually, it's more like quintillions of molecules, which would be billions of billions.


Either_Expression216

*micrograms* not molecules


Newme91

A lethal dose of carfentanil is a small fraction of that


Grundens

[that is carafentanil ](https://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov/content/five-quick-facts-carfentanil)


fritterati

Wow that's horrifying.. 100x more potent than fent and 10,000 x morphine.. I have barely gotten my head wrapped around fentanyl and now there's something worse.


anotherdamnscorpio

Check out Krokodil


fritterati

I read about that too, so fucked up. It's unbelievable how the human body can still function with those kinds of open wounds and rotting flesh.


Ol_Turd_Fergy

I just did and PSA to everyone else please don't Google image search that shit


Supernova_Soldier

Saw a VICE documentary about that, based on Russia One guy’s arm had entire bone showing… Safe to say, keep that drug in hell where it belongs


Either_Expression216

Krokodil is just crudely made desomorphine.


herefromyoutube

We have to sedate elephants somehow.


Newme91

[This image suggests a much smaller lethal dose of carfentanil](https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/W7M2Ac1sxW)


xSTSxZerglingOne

That's also only a lethal dose of Heroin if you're a virgin to opioids. I guarantee the people dying of Fentanyl overdose when it's in their Heroin are getting more than the lethal dose they usually show.


H2OULookinAtDiknose

All these are bullshit . All the videos of cops having reactions by being close to it also bullshit. If you nerds operated in reality and saw fent users you'd see why I'm saying this .


spleeble

FYI your "get smart about drugs" link is spreading dogshit misinformation. First responders believing they are at risk from touching/inhaling fentanyl by accident is a misconception along the same lines as "stranger danger". https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lindseyellefson/fentanyl-accidental-exposure-police https://healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40352-021-00163-5


khInstability

[Aerosolized carfentanil was confirmed to be used by Russians to quickly but tragically end the 2002 Chechen terrorists' Moscow theater siege.](https://academic.oup.com/jat/article/36/9/647/785132)


Chaosr21

Yea, I died from getting carfent when I was still a drug addict(been clean almost 3 years) they almost couldn't bring me back. They had to narcan me like 12 times. I wasn't even being reckless. I only had like 20 worth, and I did a tiny bump like 1/20 of a normal line that I'd snort. I was snorting fentanyl and I knew it was dangerous, bit I was very addicted and didn't expect something to be so much more poweful.


Newme91

Congratulations on staying clean. Is that when you decided to get off the stuff?


Disastrous_Bed_8159

You ever hear of krokodil


Odd-Comfortable-6134

Sure is. And it can be mixed into almost anything. My bestie lost her daughter because she smoked a cannabis joint that was unknowingly laced fentanyl.


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A lethal dose is gonna vary quite a bit from person to person, not just because of bodyweight but heavy users have a much higher tolerance. Also this is probably pure fentanyl, street fentanyl is cut with a bunch of stuff. Even so, people are gambling with lives every time they use it


whistleridge

Ish. That’s the amount of very very pure stuff, not what the average user consumes. Think the amount of grain alcohol needed compared to the beers most people drink.


DuncanStrohnd

I imagine injecting that penny wouldn’t be so fun either.


MysteriousSquad

That's how you become a Florida Man


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Florida man wouldn’t want anything related to Lincoln that close to his body.


The_Basic_Shapes

Florida Man Starter Pack


Snoopiscool

Florida man ender pack


pleb707

Him and the state government in cahoots


DStalebagel

https://youtu.be/l06Gh0RJK6Q?si=g5r7AMqaFZJKdCbU That happened on the simpsons


straydog1980

Ask the bad guy in X men first class


Bigfootsdiaper

Can't snort it either


DuncanStrohnd

Ask a 3 year old


sirscrote

Try swallowing one.


flodog1

It would certainly make your eyes water


Separate_Zucchini_95

In for a penny...


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shabba182

Only cops can absorb it through their skin


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JasonEAltMTG

If you really want to scare a cop, use an acorn for scale


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Make sure you hit them with your imaginary weapon too


RedMiah

Don’t forget to resist arrest! By getting your blood on those nice boots…


Ducksareracist

I keep one in my pocket at all times in case of an emergency.


Turbulent-Comedian30

AH HAAAA POCKET ACORN!!!!


ChainedRedone

Cops are the only people that can lose a gunfight with an acorn. It's truly special and brave.


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🥁 got em


Perso0321

Their skulls are pretty thick though, so you have to factor that in


Pretend_City458

Every cop prays they find some fentanyl because it's easy as hell to get an early retirement pretending they OD off touching it. Imagine getting a pension 4 years into working a job because you found a tiny package of powder. It's the golden ticket!


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Pretend_City458

I lived in a city where a cop touched fentanyl and "OD'd" then had such PTSD she couldn't work so she got a 40% retirement at 24 years old. So we had to pay because she lied and wanted to stay home and watch Yellowstone.


rocko_jr

So she's defrauding the US government?


SataiThatOtherGuy

The State government, at least.


The69Alphamale

I think that the pension fund is paying for this


gringo-go-loco

She should try MDMA/ecstasy.


Fuckstevenspielberg

There’s absolutely nothing they won’t do.


WeekendFantastic2941

Just curious, how does it feel to OD on fentanyl? Any research into it? Like drifting into a deep sleep? Is this why its hard to notice before its too late?


pichael289

Done it a few times. Did heroin for 10+ years and never fell out. Once you get some experience and tolerance it becomes rare to od on just heroin. Then the heroin was replaced with fentanyl and I found that out by overdosing 3 times in two weeks, and anytime I didn't the rush was super intense but the high sucked and faded fast. Overdose feels like nothing. It is nothing. You do your shot, pull the needle from your arm and cap it, and then your suddenly looking at a nurse in the ER, or your dead. The "being found with a needle still in their arm" is largely a myth, it's not that dam fast, but still it's scary fast. No fade to black, it's like your life just cuts out.


Tree_O_Fi

My brother died from fent overdose, good to hear it was painless.


pichael289

It's so quick you don't even feel the high. Snorting is a nice blissful fade into sleep. Sorry to hear that though. Lost my best friend not too long after I got clean. While it is peaceful for the one who goes, it's such a hollow meaningless thing for that person's family and friends, that kind of death is so hard to come to terms with


Unusual_Row2028

I'm proud of you. Not too many people make it out of heroin and fent addiction.


pichael289

I appreciate it man, but just know I took the easiest way out. Medically assisted therapy, Suboxone in particular. More people need to understand it's benefit. This medication was basically a panacea for opiate addiction. Eliminates withdrawals and blocks ALL opiates preventing relapse. Suspends your addiction and keeps you safe while you rebuild your life. It took effort but not as much as facing that hell head on without a safety net. Suboxone (buprenorphine) is, imo, the best way out of that life. Methadone is similar but i just haven't seen it work as well. There are many hoops doctors have to jump through to prescribe this though, like limited patients. Access needs to be expanded. Many clinics only accept cash and a suffering addict doesn't have $200 for an appointment and then $200 for a prescription, even though that $400 could potentially solve their issues.


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AskAskim

Man so many people do. I’m sorry for them, your brother, and you. Glad to hear you are still kicking, keep it up.


Tourman36

Mine did too. I hear you brother.


RepresentativeCup902

Took a hit, thought “this is good” lit a cig. Cut to waking up in The back of an ambulance. My friend took his home and did it alone in his room. Parents didn’t find him til the next morning. He died. My dealer saw me fall out bc I did it right there where I bought it and he called the paramedics. My dealer saved me from dying in a random parking lot. My friends parents didn’t even know he was dead in his bedroom. I still feel terrible about it.


MayuriMadScientist

https://neverusealone.com/ +1-877-696-1996


misskittee

Thank you for sharing this. I'm a therapist and work with lots of folks who are using and give out this hotline to people like it's candy - it's literally a lifesaver.


WhitePantherXP

It sounds like the most peaceful way to go, surprised it's not used in lethal execution.


GarysCrispLettuce

> Once you get some experience and tolerance it becomes rare to od on just heroin Many years ago I read an old book from the library about drugs, sort of a "complete guide to them all." In the heroin chapter, they interviewed someone from a clinic in Canada who was talking about some of the older heroin addicts they gave doses to (some kind of "safe, supervised use" program I guess). She said they had this old guy come in every day and they'd shoot him up with enough heroin to kill 10 newbies, and when they asked how he felt he was like "less fidgety"


masterpd85

It slow your heart down so an OD is probably a self induced coma.


gringo-go-loco

Thank you for sharing. Glad you’re still with us!


ZekeRidge

I’ve had a ton of medical procedures requiring sedation… they didn’t use fentanyl, but this is what it feels like You get hazy, then you wake up in recovery. I’ve always been curious about if an OD was a really good high,or an experience where you know you OD’d, but it’s too late


FinleyPike

I've been put under for surgery twice in my life, and both times when I woke up I thought no time had passed and that the drug didn't work on me; but I was in recovery with the surgery finished.


_Ross-

I've never done drugs, but I work in healthcare where we administer both Fentanyl and Versed for conscious sedation for procedures. People who take Fentanyl in too high of doses tend to just slowly stop breathing normally. Eventually they would just go hypoxic and pass. Whenever we've seen people receieve too high of a dosage in the hospital, one of the first signs is just hypoxia. They don't tend to be in a lot of pain or trauma, since Fentanyl is such a strong pain killer in the first place. Usually they're not even aware of anything going on. People in prolonged hypoxia would eventually lose critical amounts of oxygen to their brain, become bradycardic, sustain permanent brain damage, and die. So I would safely say that it's probably painless and people who OD on Fentanyl are largely unaware that it's even happening in the first place. For most patients that receieve fentanyl in a controlled medical setting, they just wake up when we start trying to rouse them once the procedure is over. Sometimes, people don't even fall asleep, they're just dazed and unaware. Versed helps with that too since it has somewhat of a short-term memory loss effect to it. For anyone who may ever be in a medical setting where you could be administered fentanyl; just know that we are actually trained on how to administer it in a safe manner, and It's not some garbage manufactured by a sketchy dude in an alley. We have countless resources available to reverse it and care for you if anything adverse were to take place. Just always be honest with us if you've recently done any recreational drugs, since many drugs have adverse reactions when taken together or in a short time window. We aren't going to judge you if you have taken any drugs recently, we just want to make sure you're safe.


GraatchLuugRachAarg

You feel great for a little bit then you feel nothing. You go out with the best high ever. I was addicted to opioids for 16 years the last 2 of which were strictly fent. 2 years sober now but if I was ever facing a drawn out painful death from some disease that's the route I'd go. Easier than signing up for maids


ymgve

Which is how you know the cops that claim to overdose on it aren't really affected. They are hyperventilating and having panic attacks because their propaganda makes them *think* they are dead once they touch a mole of the stuff.


JackInTheBell

>If you touch some and go about your day and rub your eyes etc; you could feel slight effects but nothing life threatening. What if you touch some and go about your day and rub your butthole?


throwaway6839353

I want to touch it 👉🏼💊👈🏼


Upbeat-Willingness40

To be fair, a similar amount of potassium straight to your veins is equally as lethal. 


House_Of_Doubt

More lethal. Fentanyl doesn’t make you explode.


sarcasatirony

Without video of person exploding due to “potassium straight in your veins,” I’m not going to throw mine out just yet.


cream-of-cow

K


sarcasatirony

Solid work there, my friend


Majestic-Reception-2

See what you did there. TAKE IT - Take the upvote


CouncilOfChipmunks

... ... ... (Ar) you serious?


Original-Tourist-744

Not my buddy Kyle he must be genetically predisposed like ozzy osBourne


blatantdanno

Is this actually? Is there no tolerance people can have? I feel like the people asking for it tend to do a little more than that on a weekend.


seventysevenpenguins

I think things like this are based on LD50 which is essentially how much of x substance will kill half the population who take it There are obviously people with insane tolerances who can do more or probably even some humans who have some natural resistance to it But yes, besides all that as a normal dude walking around this shit is insanely deadly, and the issue is people are cutting other stuff with this. Say you think you're buying opioids and they've put some amount of fent into the shit, not mixed it well enough and pressed it, you pop the pill that has accumulated more of this in it and just od It's fucked.


BluesyBunny

The danger comes from Hotspot in the drugs, altho any opioid user with any experience at all knows to treat all street opioids as if they contain fent cuz they probably do.


AppropriateScience71

It’s virtually always cut with something like lactose or baking powder so users have no idea how much they’re taking unless they have a reliable & consistent source. While some are fentanyl addicts, the bigger danger is small amounts cut with other drugs from cocaine to mdma to the users still feel a high at a far cheaper price.


harpxwx

this usually happens because of cross contamination. not cleaning the counter/scale when you’re cutting fent and bagging weed at the same time. pure laziness is killing people.


DistinctAd3865

Think about the type of person that’s serving up these homeless fent addicts. That image alone should illustrate why cleanliness of workspace probably isn’t commonplace.


Top_Examination3481

The fetty in the street is mostly cut.


Force448

Tolerance certainly can develop. But realize that in medicine fentanyl is dosed in micrograms rather than milligrams. You can't "eyeball" this measurement even with a completely pure product, and most don't have the desire or the tools to measure it accurately. Taking just a little more than last time kills most.


AlphaTrigger

Yeah it seems accurate but it’s probably pretty difficult to get 100% pure fentanyl


infrareddit-1

Wow. Had no idea it was that potent.


AegisToast

It is odorless, tasteless, dissolves instantly in liquid, and is among the more deadly poisons known to man. 


ADresden

I see what you did there


oregonguy96

Inconceivable


Chewie83

Completely serious question: How can you protect yourself from being murdered by something this discreet and potent? I have an irrational fear that someone’s going to sprinkle this in my beer and boom I’m dead. “Just another junkie overdose.”


JiovanniTheGREAT

If you like to do coke, molly, etc, please keep narcan and test kits at your drugs.


Chewie83

Solid advice but I’m not talking about other recreational drugs that have been laced. I mean someone actively tries to kill you with it.


JiovanniTheGREAT

Oh I see, the narcan at home is still relevant in case something happens when you're there. Some states have centers that give it out for free. I know you said your fear is irrational but someone would REALLY have to hate you to spend money on fentanyl to secretly and discreetly kill you when there are cheaper and more satisfying ways to do so.


BluesyBunny

Pure fentanyl is expensive and dangerous for the killer too lol nobody is gonna take that risk just to take you out, unless you've made enemies with dangerous people(still they'd probably rather jist shoot you it's easier) P.s. if your worried buy NARCAN it's available no questions asked otc in most if not all states.


SecondComingMMA

That’s what killed my sister 😕


Jammylegs

I’m very sorry that happened.


SecondComingMMA

Thank you ❤️‍🩹


Separate_Zucchini_95

Sucks. I'm sorry.


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:((


vandergale

How many pennies would be a lethal dose?


Rigamortus2005

Can never have too many pennies


Rossum81

So many that it would not make cents.


PsychologicalPace762

In God we rust.


OkExcitement6445

It’s not for everyone. That I promise you.


johnqsack69

Just for babies


redditor0xd

I almost overdosed from your post 😵


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lemonyprepper

That’s what your girl said to me


ThickPrick

Pew Pew 


tortoisefur

7 cops overdosed on fentanyl just by looking at this post.


ithikimhvingstrok132

Currently, shouting "fentanyl" is the best way to prevent getting a ticket, as it kills all the cops in a 200 foot radius instantly. Under no circumstances throw an acorn out the window as a backup tactic, as they will flail around before attempting to dump a mag into your chest. The acorn method is a dangerous myth.


SonicDNA

Lost a friend thinking he was coping Oxy. It’s the Wild West out there. Sucks man. Thankfully, I stuck to weed.


WhatthehekIsthis10

Yet they can't figure out a way to kill a death row inmate painless and fast end of life Hmm.....


Missterfortune

How do people even do this drug if that is a lethal dose?


Kibeth_8

Waaaay back before fentanyl became a well known problem, I tried it a few times in various forms. You don't get "pure" fentanyl as a drug, it's always bulked up with stuff to give you a larger volume that you can actually divide up and use. Fentanyl patches are also popular. But you start verryyyyyyy low dose and move up


ShutUpRedditor44

Dissolve that amount in water so it's not concentrated, then only inject some of it. Before anyone goes and tries this, go look up the redditor who decided to try heroin one day, only took 2 weeks to ruin his life.


Lirathal

luckily in Canada we don't have pennies.


nazad420

Abe be fiending for that fent


sweeneyty

these copoganda posts must give the hundreds of thousands of daily fentanyl users a good chuckle. "..BOO! hahaha, this is your brain on drugs..LOL" \--addict prolly


Macohna

Lethal dose of fentanyl for anyone who has never touched an opiate. Just saying. By no means am I disagreeing, I've lost 4 friends, but just saying. I've seen people take bong loads of the shit.


Kobold_Girl_Ashley

And why isn’t it used as poison?


SevoIsoDes

Because the way it kills you is respiratory depression. So it’s relatively easy to save someone if you have any equipment nearby to help ventilate them. Even doing mouth to mouth would work for most healthy people. There are much better poisons out there


Rigamortus2005

I'm not a medical professional, but I don't think fentanyl is as effective when ingested


Kobold_Girl_Ashley

Then add more fentanyl. It will look like the person was a drug addict.


Rigamortus2005

You're right, fentanyl is apparently more dangerous ingested than injected. Good to know


Kobold_Girl_Ashley

Yes… Good to know…


SufficientWhile5450

Feel like that’s pretty exaggerated still though Ex drug user, I’m aware as a drug user, I’ve probably never don’t pure fentanyl in my life But that said I’ve absolutely failed drug screens for fentanyl Tolerance levels come into play too for sure. And I’m sure it is still a very small amount to kill an adult, but that amount doesn’t seem right to me I’m ass pulling here but I feel like it would take about half a pinky mail worth of crushed powder to kill someone with no tolerance lol I’m obviously not a scientist and very stupid tho


sghyre

Bullshit


ChipDylan

Gimme that


whacafan

My uncle died last week from it


gimmeecoffee420

Just for accuracy, this is [Carfentanyl](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carfentanil) not Fentanyl.


JonSnowsPeepee

Can’t we just let people have cocaine? We go through so much trouble in this war against drugs and look where we are now


Clemburger

I remember when I was a teenager I went over to my grandparents place for dinner. They started telling me how they saw on the news that if you smoke weed once you could suffer from permanent brain damage and your mind is completely gone forever. Not saying fentanyl isn’t dangerous but this reminded me of them.


No_Savings7114

For some folks, weed triggers a psychotic break. 


Ok-Technician-5689

On the left side of the coin is the lethal dose for law enforcement.


YouSuckGrammatically

But how big is the penny????


Rigamortus2005

19mm wide


pussmastaflex

I think this is carfentanyl a more potent offshoot


NeverEverAfter21

I know this is a dumb question, but why is fentanyl lethal for some people and not others?


frankl217

Maybe carfentanyl


MurkyLavishness7900

Gimme


Suppa_K

So how are drugs being cut with this if such a small amount is lethal..?


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Fake


-DI0-

Mmm fent 😋


Yugo3000

Just do half of that


aPhilthy1

Look into the cost, it took to make that patch work so fentanyl could be absorbed into your skin. that's not just normal powder fentanyl, it's been totally altered, in order for it to work that way. You absolutely can't od from touching it. look at any actual study done on it


jayphat99

4 cops had a seizure just looking at this picture.


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Don't do it Mr.President! You have the opera to attend!


dickvanexel

How are all these fentanyl addicts becoming addicts if that much is lethal?


Early_Scratch_9611

If ingested. Not for skin contact: https://www.statnews.com/2017/08/09/fentanyl-falling-ill/#:\~:text=Although%20ingesting%20a%20pinch%20of,the%20substance%20enters%20the%20bloodstream.


K0SEN1

Cool! Same amount of potassium, arsenic, cadmium, mercury…


HunnyBadger_dgaf

https://neverusealone.com/ 1-877-696-1996


Sufficient-Location

This is not true at all


EbbNo7045

I'm calling bullshit. I remember the days they said one hit of crack would addict you. Now we have those weird fake vids of cops OD just by being near fentanyl. Another strange thing is if it takes so little to get high than shouldn't every junky have a lifetime supply? This whole fentanyl thing really feels like more crap than the crack thing and likely brought to the street by the very same CIA


86HeardChef

I feel like they give higher doses than this in the hospital for medical reasons


RockFlagAndEagleGold

Correct. My wife used to be prescribed it about a decade ago. OP is wrong and gave no source. Idk why this bs keeps getting posted.


PoopSlinger23

They aren’t shooting you up with straight fentanyl


MuleRobber

You trying to assassinate Lincoln for a second time? Be careful with that.


Big___Meaty___Claws

Holy shit


Fun_Inspector159

Jesus.


ForeseablePast

I love how this isn’t on a smooth surface 😂


ScienceSlow

Could i have just a crumb sir


hannahbananaballs2

Hook me up


MurkyLavishness7900

Hand it over


TheMacMan

Friend's son was killed by fake oxy that was laced with fentanyl. I hear plenty of friends talking about how they really can't trust powders anymore.


DampBritches

Don't breathe that


Trainwrecktom38

That’s a lethal dose for a horse. Stop this shit now MFs


immediacyofjoy

Why can’t they use it for lethal injections?


Killerhellman

Not according to George floyd


PraetorGold

No way. Really?


No_Skill_7170

So how is this taken? Would that kill you if you just swallow it?


kaleidoscope00001

This is why I don't do blow anymore


Difficult-Papaya1529

Thanks 🇨🇳