Marijuana with Fentanyl Awareness
If you consume cannabis flower, then you should be aware of common opioid overdose symptoms. Opioid overdose? But marijuana does not contain opioids?! True. There have been dozens of reports, however, from Connecticut since July 2021 involving patients who exhibited opioid overdose symptoms and required naloxone, a medication that rapidly reverses an overdose, for revival. The patients all denied any opioid use and admitted to only smoking marijuana. A recent lab test confirmed marijuana seized in that state tested positive for fentanyl. It may be the first reported lab confirmation in the United States. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid […]
