re: Teen Opioid Deaths Have Surge 350% Thanks To Rise Of Fentanyl

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A friend of mine works at the EBR coroner's office and said yes, they are indeed getting some fentanyl deaths from people who thought they were only smoking weed. No other drugs in their system, no reports of other drug usage, no other drugs or paraphernalia around when they die. Just marijuana

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However, should the public worry about fatalities resulting from fentanyl laced weed? “There is no scientific data that would validate the assumption [that fentanyl-laced weed is causing widespread fatalities] thus far,” Lawrence Weinstein, MD, ABHM, FASAM, FAMA, and Chief Medical Officer at American Addiction Centers

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According to the Ontario Harm Reduction Network (OHRN), there have been no laboratory-confirmed cases of fentanyl laced cannabis. The rumor that drug dealers lace weed with fentanyl to cause clients to develop drug addiction is not substantiated, or financially sound. According to OHRN, fentanyl has a high-profit margin, whereas marijuana has a low-profit margin. In other words, lacing marijuana with fentanyl wouldn't make financial sense. 

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Myth 3: Testing positive for fentanyl and marijuana means that you used adulterated weed.

According to the OHRN, residue from a bag or a surface can cause cross-contamination of fentanyl and marijuana. And testing positive for both fentanyl and marijuana doesn’t automatically mean that you’ve used fentanyl laced weed. 

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