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Crunchy Frog

(28,220 posts)
8. I believe that most of the fentanyl overdoses
Wed Nov 17, 2021, 10:56 PM
Nov 2021

are from illicit street fentanyl, and not from legitimately prescribed medical fentanyl.

It mostly is shipped illegally from China, and is used to cut street drugs, or in the making of counterfeit pain pills.

I hate it when they use these statistics as excuses to cut legitimate pain patients off from legitimate pain medications. In some cases actually driving some of them towards dangerous street drugs.

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How much despair? How many accidents? Marthe48 Nov 2021 #1
Fentanyl and built up tolerance I'd guess underpants Nov 2021 #2
My husband had fentanyl patches Marthe48 Nov 2021 #3
I believe that most of the fentanyl overdoses Crunchy Frog Nov 2021 #8
... but no one reports that RussBLib Nov 2021 #9
I agree Marthe48 Nov 2021 #11
My question too. Not all would be accidents. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #5
I hope you are speaking academically! Marthe48 Nov 2021 #6
I've been waiting 35 years. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #7
Oh sorry Marthe48 Nov 2021 #10
Thanks! lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #12
Just awful maxsolomon Nov 2021 #4
American society and culture are so fucking cruel. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #13
My Son is getemjoe Nov 2021 #14
Listened to report that stated that fentanyl is literally being used to lace bullwinkle428 Nov 2021 #15
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