Oregon researchers document a new risk of fentanyl use: life-threatening burns

Oregon researchers document a new risk of fentanyl use: life-threatening burns

Earlier this month, Dr. Mark Thomas treated a patient who suffered a devastating accident while smoking fentanyl. The patient fell asleep, caught themselves on fire, and was brought to the Oregon Burn Center at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, where Thomas is a surgeon. They didn’t survive. In the span of just a week and a half, Thomas performed surgery on two other people who burned themselves badly while smoking illicit drugs. The pa…