fentanyl is now being cut with xylazine/tranq, a horse tranquilizer. it makes people OD like fentanyl but narcan does nothing.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 day ago
Pot is rarely laced.
Harder drugs typically have some form of dilution because it is worth it to stretch supply.
The only recent lacing I can think of is fentanyl, which was generally used in pre-existing opioids.
disregardable@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
Akasazh@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Does that make it significantly cheaper, though? I thought fent was que cheap of itself.
If not, why would they cut it so more of their customer base would die?
disregardable@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
it is cheaper. allegedly it also increases the effect time of the drug. fentanyl is very powerful but also very short-lasting by itself. in a hospital setting, it would always be used in a very small dose combined with other sedatives.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 20 hours ago
There was a trend a few years back to mix heroin and cocaine. We’d get overdose victims and apply narcan. Instead of coming around peacefully they’d go from a nod to cocaine psychosis.
My friends who worked for EMS had a lot of stories about that.
abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
Laced pot exists, but when it happens, its intentionaland costs a premium
Canconda@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Be like selling jet fuel at red bull prices. Makes no fiscal sense.
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 1 day ago
Jet fuel is about $4.30/gallon currently, so it’s a lot cheaper than red bull cost per gallon.
Canconda@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Yea holy shit I’d assumed it would cost more. Gonna need a better analogy.
Droechai@piefed.blahaj.zone 22 hours ago
You dont need any special container for jet fuel unless you pressure it. An empty PET soda flask works