Experts say the sheriff’s department, which initially released a dramatic, edited four-minute video last week of the incident, has fueled misunderstanding and unsubstantiated fears about the danger posed by very limited contact with fentanyl.
SAN DIEGO — No toxicology sample was taken from the San Diego deputy who the sheriff claimed had overdosed from fentanyl exposure, the department said.from public health experts following his claim that Deputy David Faiivae had a near-death experience after his face came within inches of fentanyl, an opioid that is 50 times more powerful than heroin, during a vehicle search on July 3.
Public health professionals have long said overdosing from skin contact or inhalation of fentanyl is extremely unlikely — though the sheriff said he did not know that. “Do you think it was the dope, or do you think you were having heat exhaustion?” Crane asks Faiivae in the video.
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