This is an important message for anyone that likes Tanner or just apart of this fandom. Tanner is NOT a doctor. He is a forensic scientist with a MINOR in pharmaceuticals and Adam emphasized that minor part but what does it mean? :)
Allow me to explain!
Well first of all, Tanner is NOT qualified to handle drugs, diagnose, explain drugs or even handle a syringe. A minor in pharmaceuticals is not the same as a major. To be FULLY qualified in pharmaceuticals, you need to take over 60-75 classes. Tanner took 6 classes. If you were one of the people who thought “man, Tanner uses such big words, he must be smart and competent!” he is not. His knowledge on pharmaceuticals is minuscule, close to NOTHING. You and I probably know more than him
During Scrutinized’s ending, he makes up a bunch of facts just to sound intelligent to Luna, someone he looks up to. He doesn’t understand how metabolism works especially for something like midazolam. Tanner is nowhere near qualified to explain drugs, dosages or side effects to people… but what was he trying to do during the ending of Scrutinized? He was trying to explain midazolam, dosages and side effects to Luna. One example: He tells Luna she should have metabolized the drug faster because she is “not that old” but his information is backwards. Midazolam is a benzodiazepine so it’s actually older people who have a hard time clearing benzos in their system. Luna is young so her liver and kidneys should be processing the drug at peak efficiency but if she is still drowsy, that is Tanner’s fault. He got the dosage calculation wrong and blamed it on her. Another example: He mentions hematoma beneath Luna’s ear. That could have been a fatal mistake. Injecting someone under the ear is apparently dangerous and amateurish. That area is crowded with very vulnerable nerves, arteries and veins. That is also why in some video games if you had the option to inject someone with a syringe, it could actually accidentally kill them. (yes i’m referencing Yandere Simulator) also midazolam was a terrible choice if he wanted her to remember the information about the Blueblood killer files. People who get injected with midazolam do not remember the time after or even before the injection
Tanner is a forensic scientist which means his main job focuses on the analysis of physical evidence. He is not qualified to act as a pharmacist. He CAN analyze physical evidence, fluids, splatters and such. Tanner can analyze a dead body, but he can’t analyze a living breathing human (something he tried doing with Luna)
In conclusion, Tanner is LARPing pharmaceuticals and it’s VERY important to me that you know that
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