Lethal Opiates Delivered by Mail from China, Killing Addicts in the U.S

Re:Lethal Opiates Delivered by Mail from China, Killing Addi... by wavefunction on Saturday March 11, 2017 @03:32PM (#13847091)

Fentanyl is commonly sold in place of heroin with 'spacers' that are (hopefully) non-active compounds like talc or something else to mimic the difference in mass between fentanyl and heroin. Or heroin is 'boosted' by adding fentanyl to make it seem more potent/pure.

The problem with fentanyl is the dosage is in the micro-gram range which is why so many opiate addicts die from it. You simply can't gauge the dosage with such a powerful compound with any sort of accuracy.

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Re:Lethal Opiates Delivered by Mail from China, Killing Addi... by bfuller on Saturday March 11, 2017 @07:33PM (#13848157)

This is patently false. Volumetric dosing is easy for even the most brain dead drug dealer to figure out. 1g furanylfentanyl in 1000ml of liquid, you can easily dose out 1ml=1mg

The problem is again with education. When heroin addicts are getting stuff cut with fentanyl, they fall out because they do not know what dose they are taking.

If you know how much you are taking, these fent analogs can (and have been for years) be used quite safely)

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