Fentanyl and methamphetamine were found at a home in rural New Mexico where three people were discovered dead this week and crews responding to a suspected overdose became sick, authorities said Friday.
Authorities in Mountainair, a town of less than 1,000 south of Albuquerque, were working “under the assumption” that fentanyl was to blame. First responders’ symptoms ranged from mild to severe, University of New Mexico Hospital Chief Medical Officer Steve McLaughlin said at a news conference.
“It’s probably not absorbed through your skin, but it would be absorbed through your eyes, nose, mucous membranes, or if you inhale it,” McLaughlin told The Associated Press….