Justin told local station News 2 that “she looked like she was dying” and was “certainly was unconscious and very pale.”
After she was taken to a nearby hospital, staff treated her for an accidental drug overdose before she was released after four hours, according to reports.
The couple told local outlets that her toxicology report did not test positive for synthetic drugs, but they said they’re confident the $1 bill contained fentanyl or another powerful drug.
However, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said that they did not find traces of synthetic drugs on the dollar bill. But they destroyed it anyway, according to local media.
Dr. Rebecca Donald, an assistant professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at Vanderbilt University, told WSMV-TV that it was not likely fentanyl.
“It is much more likely for her to have a reaction if she had inadvertently rubbed her nose and exposed that drug to some of the blood vessels in her nose or licked her fingers or rubbed her eyes,” Donald said.
Dr. David Edwards, another Vanderbilt doctor, told News19 that simply touching most drugs cannot cause an overdose.
“You know ingesting something is a different story than touching something. Your skin is a really good barrier and will likely protect you and you won’t just randomly overdose from just any medicine you are touching for a short period of time,” Edwards said.
In June, the Perry County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning after fentanyl-laced cash was found at two different gas stations in Tennessee.
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