Might be a psychosomatic reaction. Even fentanyl skin patches, which have it in liquid form, don’t cause overdoses.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7492952/
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/fainting-fentanyl-exposure-nope
Old ones had Gel. New ones have it a matrix plastic. Junkies hate patches now.
Of note (from that 2nd link) is that the DEA has pulled their warning page about casual / skin contact with fentanyl.