Medical professionals say that it is extremely unlikely that anyone would be able overdose on fentanyl from coming into accidental skin contact with it.
over alleged fentanyl overdoses caused by dollar bills dropped on the ground that are laced with the substance.
"I see a dollar bill on the ground. Thinking absolutely nothing of it - I picked it up," she wrote. She put it in her pocket, washed her hands and then put the bill in her car. As of this writing, the Facebook post has been shared hundreds of thousands of times. Parsons' husband Justin told Snopes in a text message that doctors told them they don't test for synthetic opioids. The dollar bill itself was disposed of without being tested, therefore whether or not it was contaminated will never be known.The immediate facts available about this case indicate that fentanyl overdose was not the cause of Parsons' Nashville hospital visit.
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