Strokes from Other Pens

Letter to the Editor,

Fentanyl is the strongest opiate on the streets right now and it’s estimated to be 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin. Not only is fentanyl sold on the streets as is, but it’s also mixed into other drugs by dealers who have no regard for human life; all they care about is taking the addict’s money.

Fentanyl has recently been found not only in heroin supplies, but it’s also been found in other illicit drugs like cocaine and marijuana. Unsuspecting addicts consume the drug in the amounts they’re used to, completely oblivious to the fact th...