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A fentanyl patch contains 100-fold more fentanyl in the reservoir than what is posted on the patch. For instance, 100mcg/hr patch will have over 10mg - thats milligrams - of fentanyl. This provides a rather large source for potential abuse. Overdose and deaths have occurred by patients in the following ways:
- Ingesting
- Placing in a cigarette and inhaling
- Inadvertent overdose by sleeping with an electric heating blanket and increasing absorption through the skin
- Steeping the patch in hot water
- Actually stealing the patches off of dead bodies in the morgue
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