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> A more unusual trend I've noticed is that the price of illicit drugs has generally decreased over the past few decades. If you adjust for inflation, most drug
by jstarfish 3y ago
> A more unusual trend I've noticed is that the price of illicit drugs has generally decreased over the past few decades. If you adjust for inflation, most drugs are now cheaper despite countless fortunes (of our money) wasted on trying to stop their production and sale.
I assume this is because everything is being diluted with cheap fentanyl.
- standardUser 3y agoNo, not at all. In fact, heroin is one of the few drugs I don't know where to purchase and I have no idea what it costs. But for drugs I do know and sometimes purchase, dollar prices have barely budged while the value of the dollar has declined (compared to the 90's). It's still $60-$120 for a gram of cocaine. It's still $3-$5 for a hit of acid. It's still $20-$30 for an eighth of shrooms. Ecstasy pills sometimes go for $30 now, but you can still find them for $20 just like in the 90's.
- chimeracoder 3y ago> I assume this is because everything is being diluted with cheap fentanyl. This is a myth. Nobody is cutting non-opiate drugs (like cocaine) with fentanyl. Fentanyl overdoses from non-opiate drugs are the result of accidental contamination, not intentional adulteration. Drugs like cocaine are cut with other substances intentionally, but not fentanyl.