Planes, Trains and Methamphetamine: Study Finds Detectable Levels of Fentanyl and Meth on Public Transportation in Seattle and Portland Area

In case you were wondering if there is meth and/or fentanyl all over public transportation in the Seattle and Portland area—there is! Yay!

A study by The University of Washington examined both surfaces and the air on public transportation with the goal of seeing how much exposure the operators were getting to drugs. And the findings were icky.

Fox 13 Seattle reported:

The University of Washington collaborated with King County Metro, Sound Transit, Everett Transit and Community Transit in Snohomish County. They also worked with Tri-Met in the Portland metro area.

Out of the 78 air samples, researchers found fentanyl in a quarter of them. 100% of those air samples had methamphetamine. Out of the 102 surface samples, almost half had detectable fentanyl. 98% of those air samples had methamphetamine.

Researchers said, however, that just because it’s there, it doesn’t mean it’s at a level that would harm anyone.

I don’t know about you, but my preferred level of meth exposure on the daily is 0%. I watched “Breaking Bad,” I know what toxic chemicals are in the blue stuff.

Sure, people might not be overdosing or having immediate issues from these exposures, but common sense dictates any level of meth-touching is to be frowned upon. It certainly isn’t INCREASING your life expectancy.

Moral of the story: don’t touch anything or breathe on public transportation in dumpy liberal cities. Or better yet, just don’t go there. The end.