Bingo!

55 points

“Possible”

Possibly police are fucking liars.

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What would they be lying about here? The woman said she thought her dog was overdosing.

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The woman also said this was the second time it has happened. A researcher in the article mentioned a dog would need to ingest fentanyl through its nose to overdose, which unfortunately sounds plausible for a doggie to do.

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I dont know… you dont see many puppies carrying around a ceramic pad and a razor blade…

And I’ve never seen one roll a dollar bill.

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“It is not possible to overdose by touching or accidentally inhaling fentanyl, and the same would apply to non-human animals as well,” Leo Beletsky, a professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University, told The Times on Saturday.

So the dog couldn’t have inhaled it then if the story is to be believed because the dog isn’t going to intentionally inhale it

Because the drug is poorly absorbed through the stomach, he said, an animal would probably have to ingest the substance through its nose in order to overdose.

Yeah, this is definitely a made up story as others have said. Dog is still lucky it wasn’t shot on account of it being a dog near police though.

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Not clicking fake news.

Can someone provide context?

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I’ll try. Two alleged junk boxes were talking to the cops. Fent was discovered, but where and when it was found isn’t discussed. One of the suspects said her dog was ODing, which is hilariously unlikely given how dogs respond to fent. The cops aren’t getting their egos stroked like they used to, so they heroically gave the dog naloxone it almost certainly didn’t need.

The only way this story makes sense is if these people intentionally fed their dog fent trying to get rid of evidence. But given the fact that many precincts aren’t really charging drug offences like they used to, it’s not really clear how much trouble the couple would have been in. And frankly, it seems more likely a fent user would try to hide it so they don’t waste their money and a high.

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Thank you for your service…

I mean. They should be charged with animal abuse if they fed the dog fent or lied to cops.

Teach them the right lessons here.

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They are animals, but I don’t think it’s abuse to lie to them.

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Can you elaborate? How do dogsdo fentanyl?

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Dogs are much less sensitive to it than humans, according to the article.

A quick Google search leads to an FDA article for veterinarians that says “only a tiny amount” can cause an overdose though.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Unsure of the specific pharmacokinetics behind it but dogs take about 3x mcg per kg dosing compared to humans. A lethal dose of fentanyl for humans is 100-200 micrograms which would theoretically translate to about 600mcg lethal dosage for dogs. Considerably larger than a humans tolerance but still only a few granules of powder would be lethal

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They sell there kibble and bits for the money to score.

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which is hilariously unlikely given how dogs respond to fent

What exactly do you mean by this? Dogs respond to fentanyl exactly the same way that humans do…it just takes a larger dose because dogs are less sensitive to it that humans. If a dog is exhibiting signs of fentanyl overdose, all that means is that they’ve ingested a larger dose than would be needed to make a human overdose, and especially if the dog’s owner is already saying it’s happened before with the same dog and they recognize the symptoms in progress.

Considering it only takes a few grains of fentanyl to cause overdose in humans, it’s not far fetched to think a puppy could ingest or inhale that much accidentally, especially if being transported in the same vehicle where there is known fentanyl possession taking place. Keep in mind, the body weight of a puppy is a fraction that of a full grown dog.

Puppies can and will eat anything regardless of whether it’s an actual food item or not.

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…it just takes a larger dose because dogs are less sensitive to it that humans.

Ok, so you do get it and you don’t need me to explain. I’m glad you answered your own question.

and especially if the dog’s owner is already saying it’s happened before with the same dog and they recognize the symptoms in progress.

The cops said she said this. And I don’t believe them as a rule when it comes to anything they say about fentanyl. Ask yourself why she would say that to them? Why would she say she has enough in her possession to not only kill a person, but also kill a dog? And then admit it has happened at least once before, opening herself up to animal cruelty charges and possibly charges of intent to distribute?

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Fentanyl is very poorly absorbed by eating. A dog could sniff it and get it that way, but it would require quite a bit of it and it’s pretty unlikely. Given the priors it’s way more likely that the cops have the Fenty Fainties, and are applying it to a dog that had a seizure under stress or something.

Police have a long and storied track record of acting like fentanyl is toxic on sight. I had one try to stop me from administering cpr because he was worried there could be fentanyl on the patient’s clothes and I might get it on me through my gloves.

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Would need b to be in a Florida Walmart for a bingo.

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Well, it was only 10 miles from a large Disney theme park…

PS: not all Bingos need the center square.

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Maybe it was a baggie on the ground of the car; we really don’t know,” Oldoerp said. “If they’re using drugs in their car, we can only speculate.”

K

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