PULSE Magazine | February 2020 Issue

GREY DEATH Can you overdose by touching it? NO!

Austin Travis County EMS Associate Medical Director Dr. H. Abraham & PIO Captain C. Stedman sat down w ith KXAN News to talk about a potent new drug, that's making its way around the country. "Gray Death," has been inaccurately reported as being so lethal, just touching it could be fatal.

The drug is a mixture of heroin, fentanyl, and carafentanil, an elephant tranquilizer, taking these drugs is like playing Russian Roulette.

Associate Medical Director Dr. Heidi Abraham says reports of the drug’s potency are over- blown.

“Gray death is not harmful if touched, and you cannot absorb the drug, overdose, or die simply by touching or being close to the drug,” said Abraham. “This is an unreasonable panic, usually inflamed by irresponsible sources.”

Officials say if you come across this drug, you should not pick it up or even touch it, or any other drug for that matter. Instead, you should report it to authorities.

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