Erowid.org: Erowid Reference 9468 : Fentanyl panic goes viral: The spread of misinformation about overdose risk from casual contact with fentanyl in mainstream and social media : Beletsky L, Seymour S, Kang S, Siegel Z, Sinha MS, Marino R, Dave A, Freifeld C

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Beletsky L, Seymour S, Kang S, Siegel Z, Sinha MS, Marino R, Dave A, Freifeld C. “Fentanyl panic goes viral: The spread of misinformation about overdose risk from casual contact with fentanyl in mainstream and social media”. Int J Drug Policy. 2020 Aug 20;86:102951. <a name="ref">Beletsky L, Seymour S, Kang S, Siegel Z, Sinha MS, Marino R, Dave A, Freifeld C.</a> <a href="/references/9468">"Fentanyl panic goes viral: The spread of misinformation about overdose risk from casual contact with fentanyl in mainstream and social media"</a> <i>Int J Drug Policy</i>. 2020 Aug 20;86:102951.
Text Abstract (this page) External Text Show Articles by Beletsky L Seymour S Kang S Siegel Z Sinha MS Marino R Dave A Freifeld C Article IDs Erowid RefID: 9468 PubMedID: 32949901 Collections Hofmann Collection MDMA Collection All References	Abstract Fueled by misinformation, fentanyl panic has harmed public health through complicating overdose rescue while rationalizing hyper-punitive criminal laws, wasteful expenditures, and proposals to curtail vital access to pain pharmacotherapy. To assess misinformation about health risk from casual contact with fentanyl, we characterize its diffusion and excess visibility in mainstream and social media.
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