// Definition
The epidemic of fentanyl-related deaths caused by the synthetic opioid being cut into street drugs, making dosing unpredictable and lethal. By 2016, fentanyl and analogues like W-18 were causing deaths at accelerated rates across North America.
// From the Episode
Bubbleman specifically highlighted fentanyl and W-18 as driving an exponential increase in overdose deaths in Canada and the US. This was discussed alongside the irony of cannabis prohibition while pharmaceutical opioids killed thousands.
// Source
Ep. 098 Hash Church XCVI 96 →