[another_account]

Back when i was in active addiction to heroin I knew that the brief time i spent messing with fent was the end of the road. The step past speedballs. At that point I wanted to, and was actively trying to, die. I understood its power.

To push this onto an unknowing general public is, imo, evil. These people should be sentenced like Heroin importers. Fent withdrawals, whilst short, are unadulterated hell. I have never felt a combination of physical, mental and spiritual pain like it and i have been through spinal fussion in my youth. The type of pain that changes a person for life.

[velox_io]

As someone who is currently prescribed Fentanyl (for complex pain syndrome). The patches are very different to the product mentioned here, spay.

Not everyone on Fentanyl is an addict and it does have many valid use cases. I would argue that under prescribing pain meds is just as bad as over prescribing, maybe I should do an AMA from the other side of the fence..

[velox_io]

Wasn't sure about doing this, but here goes!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13168314

[baldfat]

They should be charged with at the least institutional and organized manslaughter. My area had 24 over dose deaths in one weekend due to fentinal in the heroin just this year.

[Diederich]

I agree.

Can you define what an 'area' is for you? Thanks.

[baldfat]

I live in a city of 120,000 and so my area is the metropolitan area which includes the suburbs. I think more drugs are consumed in the suburbs then in cities contrary to popular belief. Drugs cost money and there is certainly more money in the suburbs then in most rust belt cities.

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/hero...

[Diederich]

Thank you for the clarification and illuminating link.

[codyb]

Probably a county or metropolitan area, this stuff has been happening all over the nation as of late in pretty drastic rates.

[Diederich]

That's my guess as well. I am seeking to at least somewhat contextualize the probability.

[oliwarner]

I feel for you, addiction is hell... But it sounds like you're saying all fentanyl is bad.

Despite your experiences, it's a highly effective acute analgesic. Bad prescriptions should be fixed, sure, but making it unavailable would be much worse.