A “fauxverdose” occurs when someone sees fentanyl, panics, and faints. Symptoms often include rapid breathing, heart palpitations, and dilated pupils—none of which is consistent with opioid toxicity.
Fauxverdoses involving police are regularly misreported in the media as actual opiate overdoses. This leads the public to misunderstand the very real dangers posed by fentanyl and its analogs.
Fauxverdose is a portmanteau word derived from “faux,” meaning “not real or genuine” and “overdose.”
Fauxverdoses involving police are regularly misreported in the media as actual opiate overdoses. This leads the public to misunderstand the very real dangers posed by fentanyl and its analogs.
Fauxverdose is a portmanteau word derived from “faux,” meaning “not real or genuine” and “overdose.”
“Dude, NBC News reported that a Florida cop OD’d during a vehicle search just by getting near the stuff!”
“Naw, I watched the body cam footage with Dr. Smith—she says the cop just panicked and had a fauxverdose.”
“Naw, I watched the body cam footage with Dr. Smith—she says the cop just panicked and had a fauxverdose.”
by EMT-JD May 18, 2023