Heroin is one of the most dangerous drugs in the world. When using heroin, people are at risk of developing serious “infectious diseases” such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis (The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 2014, para 10). Most importantly, heroin use often leads to death. The DEA's Strategic Intelligence Section (2016), which prepared the 2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary, states that heroin is the deadliest drug compared to other drugs because heroin-related deaths occur at a very high rate. higher. In 2014, cocaine users outnumbered heroin users by about three and a half to one, but there were twice as many heroin-related deaths as cocaine-related deaths (p. 9). One of the main causes of the large amount of deaths is a result of what drug dealers are lacing their heroin with. Fentanyl, a drug considered “50” to “100” times more potent than morphine (NIDA, 2016, par 1), is used by drug dealers to mix with heroin to increase the effects and quantity of their product. Due to the potency of fentanyl-laced heroin, the possibility of overdose increases, which is the high that many addicts try to achieve. In the article “Spiked”, written by Maggie Lee (2015), Lieutenant Rick Mason of the Atlanta Police Department points out: “… if someone overdoses, that's who they [heroin addicts] want to buy their heroin from because it's the strongest and must be the best” (par. 22). Heroin addicts chase powerful batches, often asking around about the dealer selling the batch that is causing mass overdoses. Their high tolerance for heroin leads them to believe that they will not fall victim to a fatal overdose until it is too late. When these users consume what they think is their normal dose, fentanyl kills them. Those who cannot get prescription drugs from a doctor will argue that heroin is a cheap way to relieve pain. While heroin can help