Because fentanyl is so powerful, overdosing occurs quickly, easily

~ Jason Schwartz

Q & A about fentanyl patches in the Ann Arbor News. Prompted by 2 local deaths:

Michigan State Police at the Ypsilanti post have recently handled two overdoses in which victims chewed or sucked Fentanyl patches and stopped breathing.

Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I no longer work at Dawn Farm and am now the Director of Behavioral Medicine at a community hospital, and a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.