Killer ‘Pink’ Heroin Found in Missouri

Pink heroin has it’s sights on Missouri

It’s not a new phenomenon that heroin is causing overdoses all over the country, especially since it’s being regularly mixed with synthetic fentanyl analogues that are proving to be way too strong, even for veteran opioid users. As time carries on and the epidemic becomes worse and worse, new, strange, and scary developments are regular occurrences.

Law enforcement agencies and first-responders have been kept extremely busy attending to the overdoses happening almost every few hours. Even though they’ve been getting regular calls to handle these situations, it’s not something anyone ever gets used to. Professionals, in my opinion, could never get accustomed to seeing someone half dead after mindlessly ingesting an extremely dangerous drug, but that’s just me. Now, a new “pink” heroin is causing chaos in St. Louis County in Missouri and it has officials concerned.

Police officers in St. Louis County told the public last week that a new form of heroin, called “pink” or “pink elephant” has been causing problems in the area and has resulted in one casualty so far. The dope is pink in color from the type of fentanyl analogue that’s mixed in with it. Just like I’ve said many times in the past, heroin users who hear of things like “pink” or “grey death” will actually seek those drugs out because of their strength and potency. They want more for their money and the stronger the heroin the better, even if it means it could end their lives.

Missouri is just following suit with the rest of the nation. We’re in the grips of the worst drug epidemic in recorded history and it’s not stopping, rather it seems to pick up steam when we least expect it to. Last year over 70,000 people died in the United States as a result of an opioid overdose according to the CDC. This is a significant number of people who have been unnecessarily taken out of this world by their poor choices, inability to handle life and life’s problems, and their desire to numb the pain no matter what the cost. Because death doesn’t necessarily hurt the addict. It just hurts and irreparably harms the family and loved ones left behind who try to pick up the pieces and figure out why this all happened in the first place.

Pink heroin kills in St. Louis County

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Sources Used:

https://patch.com/missouri/stlouis/deadly-pink-heroin-identified-st-louis-county-overdose

AUTHOR

Jason Good

Jason has been working in the field of addiction and recovery for over 11 years. Having been an addict himself he brings real-word experience to the table when helping addicts and their families, while also offering a first-person perspective to the current drug crisis. Jason is passionate about educating the public about what’s currently going on in our society, and thankfully, offers practical solutions. Jason is also the co-host of The Addiction Podcast—Point of No Return. You can follow Jason on Google+, Twitter, or connect with him on LinkedIn.

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