

I doubt it’s intentional. Dealers and other people in the middle of the chain cut drugs with things that lets them increase their supply. One could add active ingredients:
- Fentanyl is similar to heroin but much cheaper. Adding fentanyl can make a supply of heroin appear to be better quality.
- 25-NBOME is occasionally sold as LSD. It has somewhat similar effects.
- Benzocaines and other -caines could be added to cocaine. These -caines, including cocaine, all have a local numbing effect. Adding benzocaine can make the batch of cocaine feel like it’s got more cocaine than it actually does.
- Meth and amphetamines are often added to MDMA, since amphetamines give a similar energy focus boost like MDMA does.
Oftentimes, the adulterant is inactive, and is added to the drug to make it bulkier.
None of those are meant by the drug dealer to harm the drug consumer. The main reason why drugs do kill so many people, especially opioids, is that they are of unknown potency. For example, if one always takes the se amount of heroin when they get high, they might OD if, for example, a specific batch had more fentanyl than usual. Fentanyl is especially especially bad because it is very very potent, making it really easy to OD on.











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