I'm guessing most of you are like myself when it comes to consensual drug use. I don't mind people using any drug they feel like, as long as they are not hurting anybody else. And then, there's fentanyl.
I personally think that fentanyl and all of its analogues should be banned from all markets. If you could guarantee that the fentanyl would only be used knowingly by buyers, I actually wouldn't mind people selling/buying it. The problem is that a lot (probably the majority) of fentanyl sales are used by drug dealers to cut their heroin and increase their profits. This is incredibly dangerous and the people doing this have an outright reckless disregard for human life. I have literally lost count of how many of my friends/acquaintances have lost their lives due to using heroin that had been cut with fentanyl or one of its analogues. The past few years has shown us a new method of selling fentanyl, with vendors selling purposefully deceitful pills --- 30 mg Oxycodone pills that have been pressed with fentanyl or a fent analogue. This is nothing but pure greed and disregard for human life on both the vendor and buyer's behalf. I am for the complete ban of fentanyl and related analogues. This includes different opioid RC's (u-47700, and other RC's that are more powerful than heroin). I am well aware that many buyers are buying these products for personal use only, and I don't have a problem with that. These other assholes are ruining the party for people like you. The risk of these powerful opioids and lack of values of deceitful vendors and heroin street sellers far outweighs the benefits gained by buyers who just want to use these products by themselves.
From January 2016 - January 2017 the number of opioid related deaths increased from 33,091 to 53,332 respectively. Methadone is included in these statistics (3,276 - 3,314). That is an increase of 61.17%. The increase in deaths in just 1 year from synthetic opioids (excluding methadone) is 102.56% (Source). This increase is astonishing, and the reason I think a ban is needed.
I am wanting to know this community's thoughts on the current situation, and this is a great platform for an open dialogue about the topic.
EDIT: This post was not exactly aimed toward heroin listings. In a perfect world, none of the H listings would have fent in them, but we don't live in that world and heroin listings would be harder to moderate. This is more aimed toward listings for fentanyl, fentalogues, RC opioids stronger than heroin, and fent pressed pills.
i get where you're coming from, but won't dealers just find other ways to get fent? i hear of people getting it shipped in bulk from china more than i hear about them getting it on dnms.