Fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid driving the nation’s high drug overdose rates, is also caught up in another serious problem: misinformation.
False and misleading narratives on social media , in news reports and even in popular television dramas suggesting people can overdose from touching fentanyl — rather than ingesting it — are now informing public policy and spending decisions.
Some state and local governments, for instance, are investing money from their share of the billions in opioid settlement funds in efforts to protect first responders from purported risks described in fentanyl misinformation…