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Yeah, and not only more potent, but the fact that it's more potent means that less of it can generate just as much cash, which also means it's easier to smuggle, too. And like you said, fentanyl tracks exactly the same way. It's really easy to make. I mean, apparently, you just basically, if you have the precursor chemicals, you're just making a stew in a pot that you're stirring.

Yeah, and not only more potent, but the fact that it's more potent means that less of it can generate just as much cash, which also means it's easier to smuggle, too. And like you said, fentanyl tracks exactly the same way. It's really easy to make. I mean, apparently, you just basically, if you have the precursor chemicals, you're just making a stew in a pot that you're stirring.

You dry it out, and there you've got a bunch of fentanyl. So it's easy to make. Tons and tons of agricultural workers and tons and tons of acreage to grow poppies that you process into heroin. And because the potency is so much more, there is a huge cost benefit. Apparently, it just accrues to the dealers, though.

You dry it out, and there you've got a bunch of fentanyl. So it's easy to make. Tons and tons of agricultural workers and tons and tons of acreage to grow poppies that you process into heroin. And because the potency is so much more, there is a huge cost benefit. Apparently, it just accrues to the dealers, though.

You dry it out, and there you've got a bunch of fentanyl. So it's easy to make. Tons and tons of agricultural workers and tons and tons of acreage to grow poppies that you process into heroin. And because the potency is so much more, there is a huge cost benefit. Apparently, it just accrues to the dealers, though.

There was a study in the journal Addiction from 2020 that basically wanted to find out why was fentanyl introduced. Was it users who were like, hey, heroin's great, but we need something way deadlier? Was it dealers who were like, hey, heroin's great, but this stuff I can cut heroin with? And, um, like I'll make a lot more money. Uh, or was it a combination of the two?

There was a study in the journal Addiction from 2020 that basically wanted to find out why was fentanyl introduced. Was it users who were like, hey, heroin's great, but we need something way deadlier? Was it dealers who were like, hey, heroin's great, but this stuff I can cut heroin with? And, um, like I'll make a lot more money. Uh, or was it a combination of the two?

There was a study in the journal Addiction from 2020 that basically wanted to find out why was fentanyl introduced. Was it users who were like, hey, heroin's great, but we need something way deadlier? Was it dealers who were like, hey, heroin's great, but this stuff I can cut heroin with? And, um, like I'll make a lot more money. Uh, or was it a combination of the two?

They didn't say definitively, but they made a pretty good case that it does seem to have been the dealers looking to cut costs because those costs or those savings weren't passed on to users.

They didn't say definitively, but they made a pretty good case that it does seem to have been the dealers looking to cut costs because those costs or those savings weren't passed on to users.

They didn't say definitively, but they made a pretty good case that it does seem to have been the dealers looking to cut costs because those costs or those savings weren't passed on to users.

Yeah, and one reason why is because these dealers were saying, if I sell you heroin mixed with fentanyl, I have to use less heroin because it's going to be just as potent or more potent, but I can charge you heroin prices even though I'm paying way less for the fentanyl that I'm using here. And yeah, people were caught by surprise. The fact that it was duplicitous

Yeah, and one reason why is because these dealers were saying, if I sell you heroin mixed with fentanyl, I have to use less heroin because it's going to be just as potent or more potent, but I can charge you heroin prices even though I'm paying way less for the fentanyl that I'm using here. And yeah, people were caught by surprise. The fact that it was duplicitous

Yeah, and one reason why is because these dealers were saying, if I sell you heroin mixed with fentanyl, I have to use less heroin because it's going to be just as potent or more potent, but I can charge you heroin prices even though I'm paying way less for the fentanyl that I'm using here. And yeah, people were caught by surprise. The fact that it was duplicitous

is just awful because it's like, hey, good luck getting acclimated to this. It's going to be a rough transition. But if you look at it from a business standpoint, the rollout of fentanyl into the American and European drug supplies, it had terrible marketing. Like it had zero marketing.

is just awful because it's like, hey, good luck getting acclimated to this. It's going to be a rough transition. But if you look at it from a business standpoint, the rollout of fentanyl into the American and European drug supplies, it had terrible marketing. Like it had zero marketing.

is just awful because it's like, hey, good luck getting acclimated to this. It's going to be a rough transition. But if you look at it from a business standpoint, the rollout of fentanyl into the American and European drug supplies, it had terrible marketing. Like it had zero marketing.

It was just all of a sudden there, people started dying and it took the authorities investigating what the heck was going on for people to figure out that it was fentanyl. That's how it was introduced. It was just so reckless and I mean, I'm talking about heroin dealers being even more reckless than they normally are. That's what happened with fentanyl being introduced. It just suddenly popped up.

It was just all of a sudden there, people started dying and it took the authorities investigating what the heck was going on for people to figure out that it was fentanyl. That's how it was introduced. It was just so reckless and I mean, I'm talking about heroin dealers being even more reckless than they normally are. That's what happened with fentanyl being introduced. It just suddenly popped up.

It was just all of a sudden there, people started dying and it took the authorities investigating what the heck was going on for people to figure out that it was fentanyl. That's how it was introduced. It was just so reckless and I mean, I'm talking about heroin dealers being even more reckless than they normally are. That's what happened with fentanyl being introduced. It just suddenly popped up.