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Potištenost @oveertlyhonest me throwing a dodgeball full of fentanyl at cops so they all run away in terror 2 WESH 2 News @WESH · 20Oh The two civilians inside the car are now facing felony drug charges. wesh.com/article/deputi..
Erica Bitchoff @AuntieCimex Cops after seeing a photo of fentanyl 11:43 AM · Mar 30, 2022 · Twitter for Android
Rob Israel Down pointing backhand index ... Cops during the Pandemic VS Cops when there might be some traces of Fentanyl. FHIFNFAP ULICE FCKERS 11:22 AM · Mar 30, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone
mk ... @mkkaishian You're all laughing but what if the fentanyl slapped the cops so hard they fell backwards and died not so funny now is it Orange County Sheriff's Office @OrangeCoSheriff · Mar 29 While searching a vehicle where suspected #fentanyl was found, 3 deputies became dizzy, deployed Narcan on themselves & were taken to the hospital. They are doing well. If you question the dangers of fentanyl, this is how deputies must suit up to handle it. Thanks, @OCFireRescue! OCFRD
Justin Boldaji ... @justinboldaji (Overweight cop with diabetes stands up too fast) I think I was just poisoned by fentanyl Orange County Sheriff's Office @OrangeCoSheriff · Mar 29 While searching a vehicle where suspected #fentanyl was found, 3 deputies became dizzy, deployed Narcan on themselves & were taken to the hospital. They are doing well. If you question the dangers of fentanyl, this is how deputies must suit up to handle it. Thanks, @OCFireRescue! 3299 OCFRD
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About

Cops Handling Fentanyl refers to various parodies of stories in which police departments report their officers suffered extreme side effects by merely handling the drug fentanyl, a powerful opioid, while on duty. The stories were questioned by medical professionals, who note that one cannot suffer physical side effects from fentanyl by merely touching the drug. This led to parodies that depict cops as being unnaturally weak to fentanyl in the early 2020s.

Origin

In the late 2010s and early 2020s, multiple stories about cops having extreme side effects from touching fentanyl were published online. One of the earliest was a May 2017 article from CNN,[1] which reported that a police officer felt extreme side effects from brushing fentanyl off his uniform. In March 2019, Vox[3] published a story explaining that one can't overdose from fentanyl by merely touching it.

Such stories started to gain traction online in August 2021 after the San Diego Sheriff's Office[2] posted a video of an officer purportedly experiencing a fentanyl overdose after touching the drug (shown below). The tweet received many responses from users, including doctors, who noted that it was more likely the officer was suffering a panic attack, possibly induced because he did not have a clear understanding of how fentanyl works and was overly anxious.

Spread

On January 5th, 2022, Buzzfeed[4] posted a piece dispelling the myth that it is possible to overdose from fentanyl by touching it. On March 27th, John Oliver went over the myth in an episode of Last Week Tonight.[5]

On March 29th, the Orange County Sheriff's Office[6] posted pictures of police officers getting into hazmat suits to handle fentanyl and shared an anecdote about how some police officers had touched fentanyl and were rushed to the hospital (shown below).

Orange County Sheriff's Office @OrangeCoSheriff While searching a vehicle where suspected #fentanyl was found, 3 deputies became dizzy, deployed Narcan on themselves & were taken to the hospital. They are doing well. If you question the dangers of fentanyl, this is how deputies must suit up to handle it. Thanks, @OCFireRescue! 3299 OCFRD

The tweet led to commentary and jokes about how the police view fentanyl. Twitter user and journalist Dell Cameron[7] tweeted, "I handled fentanyl in a hospital & pain management clinic for 4 years. the only time I was trained to use decon equipment like this was in preparation for dirty bombs & anthrax. cops are having panic attacks," gaining over 2,000 retweets and 19,000 likes (shown below, left). HasanAbi joked, "cops get a big class passive (unaccountable murder) but they have -1000 dmg resistance to fentanyl. it’s cop kryptonite, they can’t even be in a room w fent or they spontaneously combust," gaining over 200 retweets and 4,200 likes[8] (shown below, right).

dell cameron ... @dellcam i handled fentanyl in a hospital & pain management clinic for 4 years. the only time i was trained to use decon equipment like this was in preparation for dirty bombs & anthrax. cops are having panic attacks. O Orange County Sheriff's Office @OrangeCoSheriff · Mar 29 While searching a vehicle where suspected #fentanyl was found, 3 deputies became dizzy, deployed Narcan on themselves & were taken to the hospital. They are doing well. If you question the dangers of fentanyl, this is how deputies must suit up to handle it. Thanks, @OCFireRescue! 3299 OCFRD
hasanabi ... @hasanthehun cops get a big class passive (unaccountable murder) but they have -1000 dmg resistance to fentanyl. it's cop kryptonite, they can't even be in a room w fent or they spontaneously combust. Orange County Sheriff's Office @OrangeCoSheriff · Mar 29 While searching a vehicle where suspected #fentanyl was found, 3 deputies became dizzy, deployed Narcan on themselves & were taken to the hospital. They are doing well. If you question the dangers of fentanyl, this is how deputies must suit up to handle it. Thanks, @OCFireRescue! OCFRD

Various Examples

Justin Boldaji ... @justinboldaji (Overweight cop with diabetes stands up too fast) I think I was just poisoned by fentanyl Orange County Sheriff's Office @OrangeCoSheriff · Mar 29 While searching a vehicle where suspected #fentanyl was found, 3 deputies became dizzy, deployed Narcan on themselves & were taken to the hospital. They are doing well. If you question the dangers of fentanyl, this is how deputies must suit up to handle it. Thanks, @OCFireRescue! 3299 OCFRD
mk ... @mkkaishian You're all laughing but what if the fentanyl slapped the cops so hard they fell backwards and died not so funny now is it Orange County Sheriff's Office @OrangeCoSheriff · Mar 29 While searching a vehicle where suspected #fentanyl was found, 3 deputies became dizzy, deployed Narcan on themselves & were taken to the hospital. They are doing well. If you question the dangers of fentanyl, this is how deputies must suit up to handle it. Thanks, @OCFireRescue! OCFRD
Rob Israel Down pointing backhand index ... Cops during the Pandemic VS Cops when there might be some traces of Fentanyl. FHIFNFAP ULICE FCKERS 11:22 AM · Mar 30, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone
Erica Bitchoff @AuntieCimex Cops after seeing a photo of fentanyl 11:43 AM · Mar 30, 2022 · Twitter for Android
Potištenost @oveertlyhonest me throwing a dodgeball full of fentanyl at cops so they all run away in terror 2 WESH 2 News @WESH · 20Oh The two civilians inside the car are now facing felony drug charges. wesh.com/article/deputi..

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External References

[1] CNN – Police officer overdoses after brushing fentanyl powder off his uniform

[2] Twitter – @SDSheriff

[3] Vox – You can’t overdose on fentanyl by touching it

[4] Buzzfeed – It’s Almost Impossible To Overdose Just By Touching Fentanyl, But People Are Being Locked Up For It Anyway

[5] Rolling Stone – On ‘Last Week Tonight,’ John Oliver Takes on the Nation’s Dumbest Drug Myth

[6] Twitter – Orange County Sherriff's Office

[7] Twitter – dellcam

[8] Twitter – @hasanabi

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About

Cops Handling Fentanyl refers to various parodies of stories in which police departments report their officers suffered extreme side effects by merely handling the drug fentanyl, a powerful opioid, while on duty. The stories were questioned by medical professionals, who note that one cannot suffer physical side effects from fentanyl by merely touching the drug. This led to parodies that depict cops as being unnaturally weak to fentanyl in the early 2020s.

Origin

In the late 2010s and early 2020s, multiple stories about cops having extreme side effects from touching fentanyl were published online. One of the earliest was a May 2017 article from CNN,[1] which reported that a police officer felt extreme side effects from brushing fentanyl off his uniform. In March 2019, Vox[3] published a story explaining that one can't overdose from fentanyl by merely touching it.

Such stories started to gain traction online in August 2021 after the San Diego Sheriff's Office[2] posted a video of an officer purportedly experiencing a fentanyl overdose after touching the drug (shown below). The tweet received many responses from users, including doctors, who noted that it was more likely the officer was suffering a panic attack, possibly induced because he did not have a clear understanding of how fentanyl works and was overly anxious.


Spread

On January 5th, 2022, Buzzfeed[4] posted a piece dispelling the myth that it is possible to overdose from fentanyl by touching it. On March 27th, John Oliver went over the myth in an episode of Last Week Tonight.[5]

On March 29th, the Orange County Sheriff's Office[6] posted pictures of police officers getting into hazmat suits to handle fentanyl and shared an anecdote about how some police officers had touched fentanyl and were rushed to the hospital (shown below).


Orange County Sheriff's Office @OrangeCoSheriff While searching a vehicle where suspected #fentanyl was found, 3 deputies became dizzy, deployed Narcan on themselves & were taken to the hospital. They are doing well. If you question the dangers of fentanyl, this is how deputies must suit up to handle it. Thanks, @OCFireRescue! 3299 OCFRD

The tweet led to commentary and jokes about how the police view fentanyl. Twitter user and journalist Dell Cameron[7] tweeted, "I handled fentanyl in a hospital & pain management clinic for 4 years. the only time I was trained to use decon equipment like this was in preparation for dirty bombs & anthrax. cops are having panic attacks," gaining over 2,000 retweets and 19,000 likes (shown below, left). HasanAbi joked, "cops get a big class passive (unaccountable murder) but they have -1000 dmg resistance to fentanyl. it’s cop kryptonite, they can’t even be in a room w fent or they spontaneously combust," gaining over 200 retweets and 4,200 likes[8] (shown below, right).


dell cameron ... @dellcam i handled fentanyl in a hospital & pain management clinic for 4 years. the only time i was trained to use decon equipment like this was in preparation for dirty bombs & anthrax. cops are having panic attacks. O Orange County Sheriff's Office @OrangeCoSheriff · Mar 29 While searching a vehicle where suspected #fentanyl was found, 3 deputies became dizzy, deployed Narcan on themselves & were taken to the hospital. They are doing well. If you question the dangers of fentanyl, this is how deputies must suit up to handle it. Thanks, @OCFireRescue! 3299 OCFRD hasanabi ... @hasanthehun cops get a big class passive (unaccountable murder) but they have -1000 dmg resistance to fentanyl. it's cop kryptonite, they can't even be in a room w fent or they spontaneously combust. Orange County Sheriff's Office @OrangeCoSheriff · Mar 29 While searching a vehicle where suspected #fentanyl was found, 3 deputies became dizzy, deployed Narcan on themselves & were taken to the hospital. They are doing well. If you question the dangers of fentanyl, this is how deputies must suit up to handle it. Thanks, @OCFireRescue! OCFRD

Various Examples


Justin Boldaji ... @justinboldaji (Overweight cop with diabetes stands up too fast) I think I was just poisoned by fentanyl Orange County Sheriff's Office @OrangeCoSheriff · Mar 29 While searching a vehicle where suspected #fentanyl was found, 3 deputies became dizzy, deployed Narcan on themselves & were taken to the hospital. They are doing well. If you question the dangers of fentanyl, this is how deputies must suit up to handle it. Thanks, @OCFireRescue! 3299 OCFRD mk ... @mkkaishian You're all laughing but what if the fentanyl slapped the cops so hard they fell backwards and died not so funny now is it Orange County Sheriff's Office @OrangeCoSheriff · Mar 29 While searching a vehicle where suspected #fentanyl was found, 3 deputies became dizzy, deployed Narcan on themselves & were taken to the hospital. They are doing well. If you question the dangers of fentanyl, this is how deputies must suit up to handle it. Thanks, @OCFireRescue! OCFRD Rob Israel Down pointing backhand index ... Cops during the Pandemic VS Cops when there might be some traces of Fentanyl. FHIFNFAP ULICE FCKERS 11:22 AM · Mar 30, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone Erica Bitchoff @AuntieCimex Cops after seeing a photo of fentanyl 11:43 AM · Mar 30, 2022 · Twitter for Android Potištenost @oveertlyhonest me throwing a dodgeball full of fentanyl at cops so they all run away in terror 2 WESH 2 News @WESH · 20Oh The two civilians inside the car are now facing felony drug charges. wesh.com/article/deputi..

Search Interest

External References

[1] CNN – Police officer overdoses after brushing fentanyl powder off his uniform

[2] Twitter – @SDSheriff

[3] Vox – You can’t overdose on fentanyl by touching it

[4] Buzzfeed – It’s Almost Impossible To Overdose Just By Touching Fentanyl, But People Are Being Locked Up For It Anyway

[5] Rolling Stone – On ‘Last Week Tonight,’ John Oliver Takes on the Nation’s Dumbest Drug Myth

[6] Twitter – Orange County Sherriff's Office

[7] Twitter – dellcam

[8] Twitter – @hasanabi

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A very small amount of pure fentanyl, yes. From what I can tell the powdered version is sold in pill form, so the dust the police come across will be massively diluted. Nobody is going to have a brick of fentanyl or something.

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