Your preference is granted, because you are wrong: the police who “had gotten sick” were, at most, suffering a panic attack.
“First responders who believe they are overdosing on fentanyl from simply it in fact exhibit
the exact opposite of the symptoms we would expect. While fentanyl makes you euphoric and slows down your breathing, cops start breathing faster, sweat a lot, and become anxious. ‘I don’t want to discredit anyone or say they’re faking,’ says Dr. Marino. ‘I do think people are having a true medical emergency when this happens. The symptoms seem most consistent with a panic attack or anxiety or a fear reaction.’”
“This panic over accidentally touching fentanyl is causing actual harm. ‘I have seen this play out,” Dr. Marino tells me, ‘People are scared to resuscitate an overdosing person, because they’re worried about getting close to them.’ Police departments spend unnecessary money on hazmat suits and special ‘fentanyl-resistant gloves.’”
On the fictional cop show Blue Bloods, in the appropriately titled episode “Pain Killers,” detective Maria Baez picks up a tray containing drug paraphernalia and a white powder and is soon seen on a gurney, fighting for her life, as a healthcare worker proclaims, “Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid...
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In terms of the county’s most dangerous occupations, law enforcement is not within the top ten. Two cites below.
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Civilian occupations with high fatal work injury rates
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10 Most Dangerous Jobs In America For 2024
