The opioid addiction cycle is progressive. People switch to stronger stuff because as their need grows, it gets expensive. Say someone starts on painkillers like Percocet. Over time, their body gets use to it and they need more and more to feel good. They then find out a smaller dose of OxyContin will make them feel good and costs way less. Over time, their body gets use to it and they need more and more to feel good. They then find out that a smaller dose of heroin will make them feel good and costs way less. Once heroin gets out of control, they find that shooting up as opposed to snorting it takes them back to a cheaper dose. Once shooting up gets out of control, here comes fentanyl. Fentanyl is way stronger than heroin! It is the end all of opioids. Minuscule amounts can kill people just by touching it! You can also factor in drug dealers looking to make more profit who are cutting fentanyl into heroin and other drugs to up potency and reduce cost. It is quite literally the worst drug the world has ever seen! The DEA considers a lethal dose 2mg. I’m not doing all the math on it, but a couple kilos is probably all it takes for a lethal dose for 4 million people.

The opioid addiction cycle is progressive. People switch to stronger stuff because as their need grows, it gets expensive. Say someone starts on painkillers like Percocet. Over time, their body gets use to it and they need more and more to feel good. They then find out a smaller dose of OxyContin will make them feel good and costs way less. Over time, their body gets use to it and they need more and more to feel good. They then find out that a smaller dose of heroin will make them feel good and costs way less. Once heroin gets out of control, they find that shooting up as opposed to snorting it takes them back to a cheaper dose. Once shooting up gets out of control, here comes fentanyl. Fentanyl is way stronger than heroin! It is the end all of opioids. Minuscule amounts can kill people just by touching it! You can also factor in drug dealers looking to make more profit who are cutting fentanyl into heroin and other drugs to up potency and reduce cost. It is quite literally the worst drug the world has ever seen!