“It is not possible to make fentanyl as the report shows (…) There is also no scientifically described physiological phenomenon known as lethal tolerance to toxicity“.
The doctor pointed out Alejandro Svarch, director of the IMSS-Bienestarwith respect to New York Times report about his access to an alleged laboratory fentanyl in Culiacan and that, according to the newspaper, its “cooks” have a “tolerance to the lethal drug.”
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In her participation in the president’s conference Claudia SheinbaumSvarch Pérez pointed out that for The manufacture of the synthetic opioid requires a laboratory that allows control of exposure conditions, specialized equipment for synthesis, and ventilation systems.
This is because this product is 50 times more powerful than heroin, hence:
“When a person is exposed to a potent synthetic opioid by inhalation or mucosal contact, even in an amount as small as 4 or 5 small grains of salt, it can produce a level of toxicity that is life-threatening.”
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For its part, Armida Zúñiga Pérezhead of the Federal Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris) detailed that the potency of fentanyl is such that:
“Small errors during preparation, weighing, dilution or manufacturing can increase the risk of overdose. Exposure can be through inhalation or contact through the mucous membranes and skin.
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