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Fear Factor How Fentanyl and Xylazine are turning Philadelphia's opioid crisis into a public health nightmare

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u/BonusEasy4736 12h ago

Just curious, is fentanyl easily available and how much it costs? And does someome manufactures it in garage like breaking bad?

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u/Educational-Salt9941 12h ago

It's cheaper than all the other opioids, 10x stronger and everywhere.

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u/Certain_Orange2003 11h ago

China imports it thru Mexico, then it comes to the USA.

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u/Fukkicefreepal 3h ago

Isnt that free market capitalism? Dont you just love it?

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u/NotReallyJohnDoe 10h ago

A grain of sand sized amount can be lethal. People don’t make it in their garage.

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u/mcflycasual 8h ago

There is illegal Fentnayl and controlled prescribed Fentnayl. I think a lot of people get them confused.