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by bluepod4 989 days ago
There are plenty of stories of the wind accidentally blowing illegal substances into people’s faces…

Based on the death rates, it seems like no one really has a higher “tolerance”. Even fetanyl users can’t handle fetanyl…

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> There are plenty of stories

Yeah, there are lots of bullshit stories avout fentanyl that are completely implausible given the actual effects of fentanyl, and the vast majority of them are direct deliberate police political propaganda, and most of the rest are paranoid misinterpretations of events from people (mostly themselves street cops) whose understanding of the universe is shaped by being immersed in deliberate police propaganda.

Uhh sure. What are the actual effects? Have you tried it?

I’m all for calling a pig a pig. Let me know.

Are you saying that fetanyl is no more deadly than heroin?

(Also, if anything, the whole “illegal substance flying in a person’s face” thing comes from comedy movies… Is this what you’re saying is untrue?)

Yeah they’re talking about cops that got some fentanyl on their hand and thought they were having an overdose when really it was just a panic attack. I’ve read a couple of news articles where something along those lines happened.

Edit: one example here https://wpdh.com/city-of-poughkeepsie-cop-collapses-after-fe...

> There are plenty of stories of the wind accidentally blowing illegal substances into people’s faces…

Yes, there are lots of urban legends! That doesn't make them true, especially when they fly in the face of basic science and can be disproven with even a back of the envelope calculation.

What are the effects? What’s the science? What are the calculations you’re speaking of lol? If they’re so basic and can be done on the back of an envelope, can you provide them right now?

Are you saying that fetanyl is no more deadly than heroin?

Or are you just saying that the “wind blows substance in face” is only a thing seen in movies?

Instead of trying to fact-check the commenters replying to you, maybe instead you can provide any sources/documentation to these stories of "wind blows substance in face" ?