$5M in fentanyl, cocaine and meth seized in massive bust | CTV Vancouver News

$5M in fentanyl, cocaine and meth seized in massive bust | CTV Vancouver News
People should note that there is no mention of heroin in the story of this massive drug bust?That's because the drug Fentanyl is being sold in Vancouver as heroin and the local addicts don't seem to be able to tell?I have been the recipient of Fentanyl on several occasions,in spite of demanding that the person not pick up if Fentanyl was being sold.It seems that in spite of Fentanyl being a substitute that does nothing to increase the production of dopamine and therefore does not create the euphoria associated with the opiate high.Vancouver's addicts don't seem to care as long as it makes the sickness go away.People have often spoken long and often of how once a person is addicted they get nothing but straight from heroin.I thought this as well,until the advent of Fentanyl.It was first used as a booster in poor quality heroin and as such was quite effective.Then the gang bangers discovered that the addicts here were too dumb to realise that all they were buying was Fentanyl.Why risk importing heroin when they can churn out Fentanyl in a local lab and get the same profit with none of the risk?It might seem a win in the war on drugs that heroin was virtually gone from Vancouver's drug scene.That might be true if Fentanyl wasn't every bit as addictive and far more dangerous.It's said to be 50 times stronger than heroin.Add to that that there is no increased dopamine production and you have a seriously bad situation.People will die on Fentanyl.Being made in clandestine labs assures the quality is going to vary wildly.Addicts unfamiliar with the local situation will probably try to fix again and again trying to get the desired euphoria?I saw this when there was crystal methadone on the street.People fixing as usual,unaware of the duration of the drug being far longer.While all this is going on,the methadone that is people's only viable alternative has been adulterated with an antagonist and something which causes inflamation.The drug company,which advertizes that they will tell you what's added on request is now denying they added anything at all?Not only have they taken the step of causing harm to prevent injection.They are denying they did so.This is the kind of abuse that addicts have been subjected to in BC.Addicts that don't qualify for the maintenance program that serves a mere 129 people?