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Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone by John23832 on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @07:49PM (#34813364)
And it’s everywhere. It’s used as the “razzle dazzle” to add a kick to highs. Fake pills, heroine.

There’s even been a rash of fentanyl overdoses in nyc from marijuana (as reported by the victims). It’s thought that mass produced weed is being grown with plant growth regulators. These make the plant grow big, dense buds. It also makes the plant produce less thc. It’s believe that the plants are then being dusted with fentanyl to replace the lost thc.

Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone by zoklet-enjoyer on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @08:36PM (#34813805)
Buuulllllshiiiiiiit. If anything, people would be adding things like jwh18 or newer stuff like delta 8 or 10
Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone by John23832 on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @09:08PM (#34814034)
Big Fent is more potent/cheaper than those.
Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone by zoklet-enjoyer on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @09:43PM (#34814308)
I know. It has been for a decade. But it doesn't make sense
Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone by r3trohack3r on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @07:57PM (#34813429)
Any references to the marijuana fentanyl problem? I’ve heard versions of this story repeated every few years since the mid 2010s but have never been able to find actual evidence for it.
Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone by John23832 on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @09:05PM (#34814016)
Frankly, it’s what I’ve heard my delivery weed service carriers. I live in nyc.
Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone by whimsicalism on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @08:02PM (#34813483)
> It’s believe that the plants are then being dusted with fentanyl to replace the lost thc.

Bah, apocryphal.

Re:FDA advisers recommend approval of over-the-counter naloxone by MavisBacon on Thursday February 16, 2023 @09:56AM (#34819436)
my background is in harm reduction and as far as I know there is no credence to these tales. There are people in the U.S. overblowing the fentanyl situation either to stoke fear or sometimes it's just well-meaning undereducated folks

fentanyl has generally speaking only made it's way into the supply of non-opioids like cocaine as the result of contamination, not intentional adulteration. When we talk about fentanyl, in reality what's out there is perhaps some true fentanyl but a lot of fentanyl analogues that are much more potent (lethal dose in the mcg range). Often the people moving heroin are also moving cocaine and other drugs, and using shared surfaces to weigh and cut the product for street use. They aren't properly cleaning surfaces and instruments and thus fentanyl is ending up in all sorts of powdered drugs

fentanyl on weed has probably happened in some instances of intentional poisoning of an individual but I'd file this under similar in risk to your child being given an edible, or candy with a razor blade on halloween