1. Years ago, heroin addiction and fatal overdoses were largely confined to members of the lower class. Now, it’s spreading like wildfire among the young, upper-middle class.
2. Many fatal heroin overdoses occur among first-time or casual users who underestimate the purity of the junk in circulation now.
According to the latest toxicology reports, fentanyl can be up to 50 times more potent than heroin. It is being added to heroin. Lots of first time experimenters don’t survive.
It’s a problem in all classes of society, across the board. Cities, small towns, rural areas- everywhere. Trump always mentions New Hampshire’s opioid problem, that came as a surprise to many outside the state.
Here in Maryland overdoses have become a severe problem. I understand that the culprit is heroin mixed with fetenyl which is a very toxic combination.