Claims that people have touched fentanyl-covered dollar bills and then overdosed have circulated online for years. It's physically impossible for someone to absorb enough fentanyl through their skin to cause an overdose.
, in the last year. But in each case, authorities who investigated the circumstances of the contact did not conclusively find that simply touching the substance resulted in illness.
"It is very unlikely that small, unintentional skin exposures to tablets or powder would cause significant opioid toxicity, and if toxicity were to occur, it would not develop rapidly, allowing time for removal," the statement said. Dr. Ryan Marino, medical director of toxicology and addiction medicine at University Hospitals in Cleveland,
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