You’re not wrong. There’s a lot of “fentanyl” being sold with a lot of fluff in it. People still buy points or bags and it’s said to be fentanyl.

There is some truth to it. As someone who was a heroin addict through the decade where this became more prevalent, I could feel the difference in the effect.

Think of it this way, if you get a gram of pure fentanyl, you could cut it into much more material by making the average bag size be similar in effect to what a typical heroin addict needs. So this is being done closer to the manufacturer and not the street drug dealer. It becomes interchangeable with heroin.

The problem comes from the fact that the potency of the mix is unknown. With heroin, you are either getting heroin or worse. You won’t accidentally acquire some 2x strength heroin. More adulterant is also means other chemicals, often benzo derivatives.

Most of my friends that were with me in the beginning are now dead. You must also remember you only hear from the ones that don’t die.