At my job I've seen data from my city on adulterants in the drug supply and it shows up even in non-opiates. Also others like xylazine which don't receive as much focus
E: Yeah fentanyl present in over a quarter of all drug samples tested and nearly 90% of drugs sold as heroin
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Definitely real.
At my job I've seen data from my city on adulterants in the drug supply and it shows up even in non-opiates. Also others like xylazine which don't receive as much focus
E: Yeah fentanyl present in over a quarter of all drug samples tested and nearly 90% of drugs sold as heroin
It is still manufactured because like the moonshining boom during prohibition one of the primary drivers of increasing potency for smuggling purposes.
It's also manufactured because it's made in a factory 😉
Uhm the New York Times told me it was made in kitchens in Mexico (never mind that that would kill the person making it)
Fentanyl Rick Bayless mode