I believe fentanyl is never used in pure form but always mixed with filler. What if fentanyl manufacturers/ packagers have improved their quality control such that a single pill will never have enough fentanyl to cause an accidental overdose? And IV users will have access to better controlled potency less likely to cause accidental overdose?
I believe fentanyl is never used in pure form but always mixed with filler. What if fentanyl manufacturers/ packagers have improved their quality control such that a single pill will never have enough fentanyl to cause an accidental overdose? And IV users will have access to better controlled potency less likely to cause accidental overdose?
Fentanyl enters the illegal market in two forms. Either legally available, but heavily controlled pills, patches, etc which have an extremely well controlled dosage of fentanyl are diverted through fraud, theft, etc into the black market; or more or less pure fentanyl is introduced completely illegally, then mixed with whatever filler the seller chooses to use.
One pill, when following prescription guidelines, will not cause on overdose. Taking multiple pills, without a prescription, might. Quality control cannot, and should not, account for gross user error. And people who smoke or inject are using the same source they always have. Remember, we pay people called anesthesiologists hundreds of thousands of dollars to administer straight fentanyl in the appropriate doses; expecting an addict to do the same is simply not feasible, especially when the difference between a high and an overdose is so slim as to be nonexistent.
I believe fentanyl is never used in pure form but always mixed with filler. What if fentanyl manufacturers/ packagers have improved their quality control such that a single pill will never have enough fentanyl to cause an accidental overdose? And IV users will have access to better controlled potency less likely to cause accidental overdose?
Fentanyl enters the illegal market in two forms. Either legally available, but heavily controlled pills, patches, etc which have an extremely well controlled dosage of fentanyl are diverted through fraud, theft, etc into the black market; or more or less pure fentanyl is introduced completely illegally, then mixed with whatever filler the seller chooses to use.
One pill, when following prescription guidelines, will not cause on overdose. Taking multiple pills, without a prescription, might. Quality control cannot, and should not, account for gross user error. And people who smoke or inject are using the same source they always have. Remember, we pay people called anesthesiologists hundreds of thousands of dollars to administer straight fentanyl in the appropriate doses; expecting an addict to do the same is simply not feasible, especially when the difference between a high and an overdose is so slim as to be nonexistent.