Fentanyl Hysteria with Ryan Marino

In this podcast we sit down the ED toxicologist Ryan Marino to talk about this phenomenon in the media of "fentanyl hysteria"- a trend of fear-mongering, exaggerated reporting, and misinformation. 

 

Check out our post on the Down East EM blog for shownotes, references, and more.

 

Examples of Fentanyl Hysteria reporting:

San Fran Chronicle Article on Police OD

CNN Article on Deputy and EMT exposure

 

Author: Jason Hine MD

Peer Review: Jeff Holmes MD