re: Spinoff: fentanyl laced cocaine

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Explain this to me like I’m 5, why is fentanyl being put in cocaine?

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Most of the time it’s lab contamination. It’s not always in the cocaine on purpose. In some
cases, this is done purposefully to increase the drug’s potency or profitability (and customer
base). In other cases, fentanyl is inadvertently mixed into cocaine by drug dealers using the
same blending equipment to cut various types of drugs, such as heroin.