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Fentanyl patches left on dead

2003 Reader Submission
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Apparently he was a worker at the undertakers or the nursing home. The worker decided he needed a fix and what better place to get your drugs than from the pain killing patch off a dead person. He injected the fentanyl and the rest is history, and so was he.

Here is part of the abstract of the article.

We report a fatal case of fentanyl poisoning in which the decedent apparently obtained the drug from a used transdermal patch removed from a deceased nursing home patient

Submitted on 11/17/2002

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: J Forensic Sci 1996 page 320-1

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Jack said:
Maybe Toss: Other
Well, it's certainly original, but how does a person get an injectable drug from a transdermal patch? Needs more information and a better writeup.

Gregory said:
Maybe Toss: Lacks Excellence
Drug O.D., although somewhat original in his source.

Matt said:
Neutral: Darwin Award

Bert said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Fentanyl is a synthetic narcotic, like heroin but MUCH stronger weight per weight. This guy ingested a long time release dose all at once and OD'd. Agree, needs a better write up.

Charles said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Needs to be written up a lot better. And what is fentanyl?

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