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Emergency Medicine educational podcast. We are committed to providing high quality education to improve the care of the emergency patient in Maine, northern New England and beyond.
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Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
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