Investigations & Forensics

Fentanyl Field Testing and the "Contact Overdose" Myth: What Changed in Officer Safety Protocol

The 2017 ACMT/AACT statement found no evidence of overdose from touching fentanyl. Field-testing gear has since changed to match what that evidence shows.

By IPA-IAC · 6 min · 27 October 2026

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