Although I don’t think any dealers deliberately want to kill their customers or sell incorrect substances, what is happening is a rise in poly drug use and a breaking down of social barriers between users of “party drugs” and “hard drugs” – with some dealers shifting large quantities of both, especially via hidden online markets
As drugs are illegal it creates a climate where there is no incentive to label things correctly especially if they are going through mainstream post/courier services, accidents are inevitable.
Even with legal stuff things get contaminated; who here can remember how half of Europe ended up eating horsemeat instead of beef around 2013? But at least there are safety agencies and an incentive for the businesses involved to follow the rules…
Some more Canadian incidents here..
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/3-men-treated-for-fentanyl-overdose-in-cambridge-1.3342549
A young, good looking middle class girl – not your “average druggie” although in recent years there have been more teenagers in UK (especially my area) going straight to “hard drugs” such as opiates rather than using MDMA – following clampdowns on raves and party drugs use in the region!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/gwen-kenny-staddon-coroner-report-fentanyl-1.4038654
