It’s the opiod/pill epidemic. Folks got their opioid/benzo pills taken away by doctors, or priced out of their range, and the cartels saw a business opportunity. Pills are actually more expensive on the street, because you know exactly what you are getting. Heroin, not so much I guess.
Freegards
I have some personal knowledge of that being true locally. High school kids say that heroin is easier to get than opiod pills now, so there you go.