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by daseiner1 373 days ago
I was under the impression that it's impossible to reliably test, e.g., cocaine for fentanyl, without destroying the drug and it doesn't take much of the latter narcotic to kill you.
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The amount that has to be destroyed is miniscule.
my point is that powders don't mix evenly. part of a baggie testing negative for fentanyl doesn't mean the remainder is clean.
Then thoroughly mix the whole amount before taking a sample.
Given that a lethal dose of fentanyl is about two milligrams (similar to 5-7 grains of table salt in volume), that still feels pretty risky.