Buckle up, moonbats, we're going to take an uncomfortably close look at the available facts about some wacky coincidences connected to the other Chinese virus which has quietly gone pandemic.
No, not Communism. I'm talking about a silent killer; fentanyl.
Even if you are not intimidated by the dreaded Chinese virus or the hectoring of the conformity cops, there may be a good reason to wear a mask in certain public places. And I am not talking about commiting crimes, though I will be talking about criminal activity.
Wearing a medical mask may not prevent infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus but it will likely prevent the inhalation of fentanyl powder.[1][2]
What a wacky coincidence! And, we are just getting warmed up. Have you caught on to fentanyl fever yet?
If you were not already aware, fentanyl overdoses and trafficking arrests have been on the rise. There are more reported every day, however these are reported as local news stories and rarely break through the corporate media to become national news. [3]
In the shadow of the dreaded virus the steadily rising death toll from fentanyl overdose has quietly exceeded more than eighty-one-thousand Americans in a 12 month span from May of 2019 to May of 2020.[4]
Drug traffickers have reportedly been arrested in possession of various drugs including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, oxycodone, valium, and xanex which were found to be contaminated with fentanyl. And, the DEA reports that 27% of street pills tested positive for fentanyl in 2019.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Some of these drug trafficking arrests have found the drugs are packaged in bags labelled with the names "Coronavirus" and "Covid-19" in addition to the biohazard symbol.[11][12][13]
What a wacky coincidence!
Untold numbers of Americans have overdosed on counterfeit pills tainted with fentanyl. However it's not just drug addicts dying from this insidious substance.
Fentanyl is also being found in other non-street drugs which are purchased from online pharmacies, such as Viagra and Cialis. The buyers are unaware that they are purchasing counterfeit drugs which are laced with fentanyl.[14]
Even people who believe that they have purchased legitimate drugs which were legally prescribed by a doctor are falling victim to counterfeit drugs which are distributed by unscrupulous pharmacists who purchased from online stores in order to reduce their expenses and increase their profits.[15][16]
These allegedly legitimate drugs are sourced either from India or China. Both the Chinese and Indian sourced drugs are contaminated with fentanyl.[17][18]
Fentanyl is made in China. More specifically fentanyl is produced in the city of Wuhan, China.[19]
What a wacky coincidence!
Fentanyl is shipped from China to Mexico from where it is smuggled into the USA by drug cartels and distributed around the country. The Mexican cartels even began to import the precursor chemicals from China in order to mix their own batches of counterfeit pills.[20]
Yes, fentanyl also comes into the United States from Canada where it has been a growing problem since 2015 if not earlier. [21]
These same drug trafficking networks are also used for human trafficking.[22]]23]
The symptoms of fentanyl overdose are remarkably similar to the symptoms of what the corporate media refers to as "Covid-19" though the actual name of the virus is SARS-CoV-2.[24]
There is some definite overlap in the symptoms of fentanyl overdose and Covid-19 deaths. Yes, a whole lot of coincidental overlap. Check it out.
Fentanyl overdose has a rapid onset with the first notable symptoms being pinpoint pupils, difficulties breathing, feeling cold (chills), nausea/vomiting, fatigue and confusion. When a person is overdosed on fentanyl their lips turn blue due to lack of oxygen in the blood. They may foam at the mouth. Their breathing is accompanied by gurgling sounds as fluid begins to collect in their lungs.[25]
Reported Covid-19 symptoms include difficulties breathing, feeling cold (chills), nausea/vomiting, fatigue and confusion. Initial media reports made mention of some alleged Covid-19 victims foaming at the mouth. The Covid-19 fatalities were reported to have developed pneumonia, which is fluid collecting in the lungs.[26]
The CDC guidelines for dealing with fentanyl contamination are remarkable for how much they have in common with the recommendations for dealing with Covid-19 infected persons.[27]
N95 masks, gloves, containment chambers, and administration of oxygen? What a wacky coincidence!
The corporate media reported that Covid-19 cases were rising in children at the same time that law enforcement agencies were reporting finding drug traffickers in possession of fentanyl laced candies.[28]
Many parents have been charged for child abuse and endangerment after their child overdosed on fentanyl.[29][30][31][32]
In another underreported connection between fentanyl and Covid-19 is the fact that in response to the pandemic the DEA has eased restrictions on fentanyl because it is used to stop the movement of muscles responsible for autonomic breathing in intubated patients.[33]
What a wacky coincidence!
However, it has been reported in the medical literature that the use of fentanyl for intubation can have significant negative outcomes.[34]
What a wacky coincidence!
Police officers around the country have reportedly overdosed by coming into contact with fentanyl powder through either inhalation or skin contact.[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]
The corporate media is reporting that cocaine use can lower your immunity to Covid-19.[45]
Meanwhile, internet trolls have been sharing a viral meme which claims that cocaine use "kills the Coronavirus."[46]
New research claims to demonstrate that opioids, including fentanyl, interfere with immune function in rat brains. [47]
In San Francisco during 2020 there were nearly three times as many overdose deaths than from the pandemic virus.[48]
George Floyd tested positive for Covid-19, and fentanyl.[49]
The media is now warning of deadly new variants of the virus at the very same time that law enforcement departments are reporting overdose deaths from deadly new variants of fentanyl.[50]
What an incredible string of wacky coincidences!
Now, I am not suggesting that the virus is a hoax. What I am suggesting is that the number of Covid-19 deaths may be somewhat inflated by misdiagnosed fentanyl overdose. It may be a small number and entirely impossible to know, but it would be interesting to learn how many Covid-19 cases tested positive for fentanyl like George Floyd did.
Additionally I may be suggesting that China is waging asymmetrical warfare upon the citizens of the USA by flooding our country with counterfeit drugs tainted with deadly fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, utilizing these drugs as silent weapons in a quiet war. Welcome to the Opium Wars 2.0! But, that is a little too much to get into here and now. I have already given you plenty to think about, no need to throw more nightmare grease on the dumpster fire. We can save that for another day.
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- Marvin Scott Marvin, February 7, 2021
[Part 1 of 6. Originally published on Minds, February 8, 2021.]
[1] "The CDC says that wearing a mask won’t necessarily prevent you from getting sick," https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200424/getting-masks-correct-a-key-coronavirus-strategy
[2] "Wear respiratory protection if powdered illicit drugs are visible or suspected."
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fentanyl/risk.html
[3] "The 2019 overdose death statistics showed that 251 people died from overdose, an increase from the 210 drug-related deaths reported in 2018. District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said overdose deaths rose as dealers created new and more toxic combinations of heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine." https://www.pottsmerc.com/news/montgomery-county-drug-related-deaths-were-up-in-2019/article_47c35166-c6bc-11ea-9274-471aacce6390.html
[4] For the 12 months ending in May, more than 81,000 people died from an overdose. That is the highest number ever recorded during a 12-month period, scientists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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The primary driver behind the record-breaking numbers appeared to be the use of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, which increased 38.4%.
Of 38 U.S. jurisdictions with available synthetic opioid data, 37 reported increases in synthetic opioid-involved overdose deaths.
In 18 of these jurisdictions, the increase was greater than 50%. Ten Western states reported a more than 98% increase in synthetic opioid-involved deaths, the researchers said.
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While opioid overdose deaths were skyrocketing, overdose deaths involving cocaine also increased by 26.5%. Based upon earlier research, these deaths are likely linked to co-use or contamination of cocaine with illicitly manufactured fentanyl or heroin.
Meanwhile, overdose deaths involving psychostimulants, such as methamphetamine, increased by 34.8%.
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https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2020/12/18/US-drug-overdose-deaths-reach-record-highs/1951608247868/
[5] "Many street drugs are being laced with fentanyl and people using these drugs are not aware of this in many cases." https://delphihealthgroup.com/opioids/fentanyl/laced-drugs/
[6] The pills — whiteish circles stamped with an "M" and “30″ — look like 30-milligram tablets of oxycodone, the addictive opioid found in prescription pain relievers such as Percocet and Oxycontin. Instead, deputies said, they contain lethal doses of fentanyl, the powerful opioid that’s caused accidental overdose spikes among heroin users across the country over the past several years. https://www.tampabay.com/news/pasco/2020/05/05/fake-pills-laced-with-fentanyl-are-causing-overdoses-in-west-pasco-deputies-say/
[7] Particularly disturbing is the rapid increase of fentanyl-involved deaths from drugs other than heroin, which has been the primary source of rising fatal overdoses in recent years.
Overdose deaths involving the stimulant methamphetamine in combination with fentanyl increased 350% during the first three quarters of 2020. Deaths involving the hallucinogen PCP combined with fentanyl increased 1,333% over the same period.
"Until recently, fentanyl was primarily being found in place of heroin and most drug sales involving fentanyl were occurring in Kensington and South Philadelphia," said Dr. Kendra Viner, director of the health department's Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction division. "We focused most of our outreach efforts on a subpopulation of drug users in two specific geographic regions.
"Now fentanyl is in everything and everyone who obtains drugs from an illicit source is potentially at risk. To respond we will need to ensure that all Philadelphians who use drugs are aware of the danger that this drug poses and what they can do to protect themselves."
The city's health department said fentanyl is appearing more frequently in counterfeit pills that resemble prescription opioids or benzodiazapines.
https://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-fentanyl-overdose-deaths-heroin-meth-pcp-/
[8] But it is so powerful, and it is becoming so common as an added ingredient in street drugs, that it is responsible for more than half of all opioid overdose deaths in some parishes. https://www.eunicetoday.com/news/fentanyl-laced-drugs-are-new-killer
[9] The Drug Enforcement Administration reports that the United States is in the midst of a fentanyl crisis, as traffickers are flooding the drug market with counterfeit prescription drugs containing fentanyl, an extremely powerful opioid. These pills, which look like legitimate prescription pain relievers or sedatives, are causing large numbers of fatal overdoses in many parts of the country. https://archives.drugabuse.gov/emerging-trends/fake-prescription-drugs-laced-fentanyl
[10] Based on a sampling of tablets seized from street dealers nationwide from January to March of this year, the DEA found that 27% contained fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is lethal in minute doses, the DEA said Monday. https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/11/04/dea-warns-of-lethal-counterfeit-prescription-pills-laced-with-fentanyl/
[11] "Authorities raided the group’s narcotics and packaging mill Thursday and seized $1 million worth of the drugs, some of which had the word “coronavirus” emblazoned on the packages next to a bio-hazard symbol." https://nypost.com/2020/05/08/agents-seize-1m-worth-of-heroin-and-fentanyl-with-coronavirus-stamp/
[12] Six people are facing federal drug charges after federal agents found what they said was more than $1 million worth of heroin and fentanyl stamped with words like "coronavirus," "isis," and "24 Black Mamba." https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-branded-heroin-drugs-bronx-new-york-dea-2020-5
[13] "The “Coronavirus” biohazard and “24 Black Mamba” stamps are associated with multiple fatal overdoses in New Jersey." https://www.amny.com/news/police-fire-news/bronx-heroin-crew-pushed-powder-packaged-under-coronavirus-label-dea/
[14] "The drugs included fentanyl laced Viagra and Cialis." https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2681540723
[15] "a pharmacist has been charged with dispensing counterfeit medical drugs to patients." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton-pharmacist-charged-with-handing-out-counterfeit-drugs-1.568647
[16] According to the indictment and information presented at the arraignment, from June 2007 through May 2010, Ahlgrimm and Bhogal, who is a dual U.S. and Indian citizen, allegedly arranged for the manufacture in India of millions of tablets of controlled substances, including alprazolam and phentermine, and prescription drugs, including carisoprodol and counterfeit Viagra. Although they did not hold an importer’s license from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the defendants allegedly arranged for the importation of the same drugs into the United States. Neither the incoming packages nor the tablets themselves were labeled or identified as controlled substances or prescription drugs.
[17] "Many fakes originate in China and India and have been found to contain everything from printer ink and paint to arsenic." https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/mar/11/fake-drugs-kill-more-than-250000-children-a-year-doctors-warn
[18] According to the indictment and information presented at the arraignment, from June 2007 through May 2010, Ahlgrimm and Bhogal, who is a dual U.S. and Indian citizen, allegedly arranged for the manufacture in India of millions of tablets of controlled substances, including alprazolam and phentermine, and prescription drugs, including carisoprodol and counterfeit Viagra. Although they did not hold an importer’s license from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the defendants allegedly arranged for the importation of the same drugs into the United States. Neither the incoming packages nor the tablets themselves were labeled or identified as controlled substances or prescription drugs.
[19] "For drug traffickers interested in getting in on the fentanyl business, all roads once led to Wuhan." https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-30/city-at-center-of-chinas-virus-outbreak-gradually-revives
[20] "Fentanyl can be made entirely with chemicals, and it’s more powerful than heroin, which is derived from opium poppy plants. While some illicit fentanyl still comes to the U.S. through the mail from China, a crackdown last year on the trade by Beijing has accelerated the outsourcing of production to clandestine labs in Mexico. Chinese traffickers supplying shipments of ingredients, along with the precursors used to cook methamphetamine." https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/pkyk37/inside-the-sinaloa-cartels-fentanyl-smuggling-operations
[21] Global News obtained data from Health Canada that shows fentanyl was found in 2,503 drug samples submitted by Canadian law enforcement agencies so far in 2016, a 43 per cent increase from the 1,749 drug samples submitted in all of 2015. https://globalnews.ca/news/3016218/experts-sound-alarm-after-43-increase-of-fentanyl-laced-street-drugs-tested-in-canada/
[22] "We’re mentioning human trafficking on the Drugs & Health Blog because it’s an important issue that’s connected to drug trafficking." https://teens.drugabuse.gov/blog/post/human-trafficking-and-drugs
[23] "A massive operation has resulted in 53 people being arrested in the state on drug and human trafficking charges." https://www.radioiowa.com/2012/10/31/massive-effort-leads-to-53-arrests-for-drugshuman-trafficking/
[24] But despite the virus having a full name, the WHO almost never refers to it as SARS-CoV-2. Instead, it uses “the virus responsible for Covid-19” and “Covid-19 virus.” Technically, the latter is redundant: spelled out, it would essentially read “coronavirus disease virus.”
https://qz.com/1820422/coronavirus-why-wont-who-use-the-name-sars-cov-2/
[25] https://drugabuse.com/fentanyl/overdose/
[26] https://www.webmd.com/lung/covid-19-symptoms
[27] https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750022
[28] "51.6 grams of praline candy containing suspected fentanyl (street value $4,000)" https://www.wbrz.com/news/deputies-seize-pralines-laced-with-fentanyl-in-ebr-drug-bust/
[29] "Their one-year-old daughter died in June. Deputies say evidence an lab results showed the child has fentanyl, a powerful prescription painkiller, in her system." https://www.wltx.com/mobile/article/news/crime/south-carolina-parents-charged-homicide-by-child-abuse/101-9f865bfe-3139-4da1-9fa8-df985e773df3
[30] "Police determined there were drugs inside the home at the time of the incident and the child was found to have methamphetamine and fentanyl in its system." https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/mom-arrested-after-baby-ingests-methamphetamine-and-fentanyl/2469640/
[31] The 15-month-old died of a combination of fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl, fentanyl’s “chemical cousin.” https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200710/fentanyl-killed-1-year-old-near-lantana-months-later-it-killed-his-mom
[32] Two Maine parents are facing a number of charges after police in Auburn say their infant overdosed on fentanyl Friday night. https://www.necn.com/news/local/maine-parents-face-charges-after-infant-overdoses-on-fentanyl-police/2292165/
[33 "While the DEA spends a lot of times tracking drug traffickers, it did ease restrictions on the production of fentanyl and other opioids during the pandemic this year. Painkillers are used when a severely ill COVID-19 patient needs to be intubated and put on a ventilator." https://www.pix11.com/news/local-news/mexican-traffickers-find-new-way-to-transport-fentanyl-during-pandemic-what-dea-agents-are-doing
[33B] "Fentanyl, a rapid-acting synthetic opioid, is also effective in blunting the sympathetic response to laryngoscopy and intubation. Opioids may be superior to lidocaine in blunting the pressor response at appropriate doses. Opioid receptors are found in the cardiovascular regulatory center, the sympathetic nervous system, the vagal nuclei, and the adrenal medulla. These precise locations of receptors enable fentanyl to significantly blunt the hemodynamic responses to hypopharyngeal noxious stimulation." https://www.medscape.com/answers/109739-91158/what-is-the-role-of-fentanyl-in-the-attenuation-of-the-pressor-response-prior-to-tracheal-intubation#qna
[34] "Numerous reports have documented the "wooden chest syndrome" associated with the use of large doses of opioids for induction of general anaesthesia.(2) This condition is characterised by increased muscle tone progressing to severe stiffness, particularly in the thoracic and abdominal muscles, sometimes leading to difficult ventilation. Hypoxemia, hypertension, pulmonary hypertension, respiratory acidosis and increased intracranial pressure may supervene.
One study demonstrated the occurrence of unconsciousness only in subjects who developed fentanyl-induced rigidity, while subjects not developing rigidity remained awake and responsive.(3) Thus, the use of fentanyl to achieve unconsciousness should be discouraged mainly because, if unconsciousness is achieved, truncal rigidity will probably occur."
https://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/10/27/avoid-fentanyl-induced-wooden-chest-syndrome-emergency-department
[35] "The sheriff’s office said those particles were fentanyl. In less than 30 seconds, Layman was down. He said if it wasn’t for his fellow deputies, he doesn’t believe he would be alive." https://whnt.com/news/lincoln-county-deputy-overdoses-after-fentanyl-exposure-during-traffic-stop/
[36] "A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced to prison in connection to an incident that sent 18 SWAT officers to the hospital for fentanyl exposure."
https://cleveland.cbslocal.com/video/3991982-man-sentenced-in-fentanyl-incident-that-sickened-18-swat-officers/
[37] "Three Baltimore County officers became sick after being exposed to Fentanyl Thursday night, police say."
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/video/3782073-3-officers-get-sick-police-station-evacuated-due-to-fentanyl-exposure/
[38] "A detective who was found dead June 25 in the Winnemucca Police Department’s evidence vault died of a drug overdose, Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Allen reported this week."
https://elkodaily.com/news/local/winnemucca-police-detective-dies-of-drug-overdose/article_35d79b4d-2b8e-5d84-80ff-31c76854ef91.html
[39] "A Gautier police officer is at home recovering after he came in contact with fentanyl while searching a vehicle for narcotics."
https://www.wlox.com/2020/07/20/gautier-police-officer-hospitalized-accidental-contact-with-fentanyl/
[40] "SANILAC COUNTY, MI - A state trooper went to a Sanilac County hospital after possible fentanyl exposure during a Sunday afternoon narcotics search, police said."
https://www.mlive.com/crime/2020/09/state-trooper-hospitalized-after-possible-fentanyl-exposure-during-drug-search.html
[41] A Fresno police officer was given an emergency antidote after he was possibly exposed to the opioid Fentanyl as he and a second officer responded to a traffic collision Thursday morning.
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article248666210.html
[42] A corrections officer and a nurse were sent to the hospital Friday evening for possible exposure to fentanyl, according to the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security. It happened at the South Central Regional Jail in Charleston.
Lawrence Messina, spokesperson for WVDHS, says two inmates appeared to be in need of medical assistance when staff, including a corrections officer and a nurse, responded.
Messina says the nurse and corrections officer then began to exhibit signs of medical distress themselves, so they were sent to an outside hospital as a precaution. Messina adds given the possibility they had been exposed to suspected contraband fentanyl, the facility decontaminated the area where the incident happened with help from the Charleston Fire Department.
[43] An Oklahoma police officer was administered a life-saving overdose drug after he was exposed to fentanyl last week, authorities said.
The Bartlesville police officer was packaging methamphetamine found during a Friday traffic stop when he became unresponsive.
Security video obtained by KTUL-TV in Tulsa shows the officer becoming lightheaded inside the police station before falling to the floor.
https://www.foxnews.com/health/oklahoma-police-collapses-given-overdose-reversal-drug-narcan-after-fentanyl-exposure
https://www.fox23.com/news/local/bartlesville-officer-get-narcan-after-being-exposed-fentanyl-during-traffic-stop/U7PLWSHKUBDPPHK4PQ6YUPCWSU/
[44] Police say an Ohio officer suffered an accidental overdose after a drug arrest when he touched powder on his shirt without realizing it was the powerful opioid fentanyl.
https://web.archive.org/web/20170516220708/https://wtop.com/national/2017/05/officer-overdoses-from-powder-on-shirt-after-drug-arrest/
[45] "Cocaine and other recreational drugs can actually act as immunosuppressants – i.e they can weaken or compromise your immune system, meaning you could be more vulnerable to bugs and viruses." https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/16/cocaine-drugs-can-compromise-immune-system-12403495/
[46] "An image shared on Facebook more than 600 times claims cocaine “kills” the novel 2019 coronavirus." https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/17/fact-check-cocaine-coronavirus-cure-treatment/
[47] "Opioid tolerance and withdrawal are reported to disrupt immediate innate and delayed, adaptive neuroimmune signaling to foreign material, most notably described for pathogens."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-020-00853-y
[48] Overdoses killed more than three times as many people in San Francisco last year as COVID-19, and the drug epidemic shows no sign of slowing. Experts are divided over how to control it. The issue has largely pitted police and federal authorities against advocates for users and a progressive new district attorney, who favor treatment more than enforcement.
[49] The report listed several additional factors as “significant conditions” contributing to Floyd’s death, including heart disease, high blood pressure and intoxication from the powerful opioid fentanyl, as well as recent methamphetamine use.
The report further noted that a nasal swab sample collected from Floyd’s body came back positive for COVID-19, and that Floyd had also tested positive on April 3, nearly eight weeks before his death.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-autopsy-idUSKBN23B1HX
[50] Even more alarming, Coroner's Office forensic pathologists discovered that four people died in the first week of 2021 after using fentanyl variants para-fluorofentanyl and carfentanil -- the latter a drug usually used by large-animal veterinarians to tranquilize elephants.
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Like illegally-obtained fentanyl, carfentanil and para-fluorofentanyl are produced in overseas labs, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
"A lot of the fentanyl and fentanyl analogues coming into the country are either coming from Mexico, or they're coming from China," DEA spokesperson Debbie Webber said. "People are purchasing it over the internet."
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"It began surfacing a few years ago in the northeast," Webber said.
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The fentanyl analogues can resemble powered cocaine and can be snorted, taken orally or turned into a liquid for injection. Dealers mix it with heroin, press it into pills or disguise it as other drugs, authorities said.
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_6831f63e-65a2-11eb-836b-f712c161d0da.html
