Proud to announce WTFentanyl.com, a resource to correct the ridiculous misinformation about fentanyl exposures online that spreads at a fever pitch these days. Please take a look and bookmark for future reference. You can also reference @WTFentanylBot in replies!
(Formerly the bot was @FentanylSafety but that URL was associated with... more fentanyl misinformation, so we're using @ryanmarino's #WTFentanyl inspiration instead.)
You'll find basic facts about fentanyl, evidence proving that touching fentanyl does not harm you (in the form of 📝journal articles, 👩🏫position statements, 📰news articles, and 📹videos) as well as FAQs and info about how this whole mess got started.
The site is supported by an incredibly amazing team of physicians and pharmacists that I couldn't be prouder to work with: @RyanMarino @jtrebach @toxicologist12 @Runde_MC @EMPoisonPharmD with special thanks to @khudhur_moh, a junior doctor in Iraq who helped create the graphics!
See fentanyl misinformation on Twitter? Reply to the person with @WTFentanylBot and the bot will take care of the rest, sending them WTFentanyl.com and explaining the site to them.
Additional thanks @vercel for hosting the app and blowing me away with an incredibly simple serving system and for @Rich_Harris for getting me excited about web development again with @sveltejs. (This is just a basic info site without interactivity but still totally fun to make!)
cc @MorganGodvin - Great piece on fentanyl test strips filtermag.org/fentanyl-test-strips-counterfeit-pills/
@ZachWritesStuff - What’s Really Going on in Those Police Fentanyl Exposure Videos? nytimes.com/2022/07/13/magazine/police-fentanyl-exposure-videos.html
@ellefs0n - Are Police Overdosing By Touching Fentanyl? Experts Say It’s Unlikely. (buzzfeednews.com) buzzfeednews.com/article/lindseyellefson/fentanyl-accidental-exposure-police
@ReutersFacts - Fact Check-Overdose of fentanyl just by being in its presence is not possible, experts tell Reuters reuters.com/article/factcheck-fentanyl-overdose/fact-check-overdose-of-fentanyl-just-by-being-in-its-presence-is-not-possible-experts-tell-reuters-idUSL1N2PI0PZ