Good morning.
First: let me apologize if my original post was upsetting to some and in particular to
@The Wizard of the Creek. The wording of my original post could very have been construed as flippant (and as I noted: it was meant to be factual with a bit of humor included i.e. the point was not to prove that I know all there is to know about Fentanyl patches and more than anybody else I assure you). And
@The Wizard of the Creek made a valid point as I've noted and he's acknowledged my response and reaction to his valid point made. So as far as I'm concerned: we're still good
@The Wizard of the Creek. That is my hope anyway.
Second: I was really concerned for one or two that had posted here over the weekend (I only saw this thread yesterday morning) i.e. these members seemed worried about the OP to the point where I could actually picture them having sleepless nights over this. So I figured if I presented the "science" (only as I know it) it may serve to ease some of the concerns and worry. That's not to say I wasn't concerned about the OP or was making light of the dangers of Fentanyl. But one or two members were concerned and worried to a point that I'd not seen before on these forums (that's not to say it hasn't happened of course i.e. I've just never seen it before) and I've seen one or two posts where members have done a lot worse than the OP and have not received much more than a "well I hope you're alright" type of thing.
Third and lastly: of course I hope the OP is alright. If not: for sure I'm going to have a lot of egg on my face, I'll take the knock on the cheek, and lesson learned for next time (not to try and make light of something that could be serious). It is my guess and hope though that, given that the OP is not a abuser of these patches and that was obviously the first instance at attempting to use them in a way other than directed, the OP panicked, was fortunate enough to come across this site by whatever means to ask for advice, all turned out fine, and they just have no reason to return and continue posting. But in reality: if things didn't turn out quite as rosy as I'm assuming they did well then it's sad but true that it's nobody's fault here and it certainly wasn't for lack of trying on the part of the members here who went out of their way to help and gave some good advice (before I came along with my "scientific" approach). And let's be honest: the OP must have done some reading somewhere and was aware of the possible danger involved i.e. the "accident" was swallowing the third of the patch NOT that a third of a patch had been cut off and an attempt was made to get high using the patch sublingually or bucally (matter of fact: I could be totally wrong on all of this too i.e. as noted the swallowing of the patch may have been a first for the OP but that's not to say it's the first time the OP has tried to abuse a patch sublingually or bucally). Anyway and whatever the case: cutting off a third of a patch and putting it in your mouth really is not something that would even occur to someone who had not investigated possible methods of abuse of these patches. So nobody here is, or should feel, responsible at all for what may or may not have happened.
Anyway
@Blaise2: everyone here is hoping that all is well with you. If you're receiving emails or notifications of these posts but feel that this thread has gotten a little bit out of hand or too much for you and you may not feel like getting involved: then no problem i.e. just login to the site and then logout again and all good (but of course as is obvious there's more than a few people who'd like to hear from you and hey: you've made some new "friends" and become a minor celebrity here as a result so maybe consider hanging around for a while) (and who knows: after using these patches for 5 years for sure you're going to need a helping hand or some caring advice as you go through withdrawal which, I'm afraid, is probably inevitable and the members here are just the type to provide such helping hand or some caring advice).
