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Street heroin/opium is often cut with other opioid chemicals, often much more dangerous than heroin/opium itself. Common additives include:

*Fentanyl and its analogues - Fentanyl is an extremely dangerous additive, because of its extremely low dosage range. Heroin/opium cut with fentanyl is much easier to overdose on than uncut heroin/opium. Fentanyl is also considered to be more addictive than heroin.

*Research chemical opioids (~~W-18,~~ U-47700, U-x, etc) - Research chemical opioids are added to street heroin/opium to increase their potency, or to increase the amount of product. These are often much more potent than heroin. Heroin cut with these opioids is more dangerous because the increase in potency, and research chemicals do not have much information on them, and can have unknown consequences.

*Research chemical opioids (U-47700, U-x, etc) - Research chemical opioids are added to street heroin/opium to increase their potency, or to increase the amount of product. These are often much more potent than heroin. Heroin cut with these opioids is more dangerous because the increase in potency, and research chemicals do not have much information on them, and can have unknown consequences.

*Caffeine - Caffeine can mask the signs of an overdose

The following additives are not typically as dangerous as the additives mentioned above, although it can be harmful to snort or inject them.

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 Street heroin/opium is often cut with other opioid chemicals, often much more dangerous than heroin/opium itself. Common additives include:
 *Fentanyl and its analogues - Fentanyl is an extremely dangerous additive, because of its extremely low dosage range. Heroin/opium cut with fentanyl is much easier to overdose on than uncut heroin/opium. Fentanyl is also considered to be more addictive than heroin.
-*Research chemical opioids (W-18, U-47700, U-x, etc) - Research chemical opioids are added to street heroin/opium to increase their potency, or to increase the amount of product. These are often much more potent than heroin. Heroin cut with these opioids is more dangerous because the increase in potency, and research chemicals do not have much information on them, and can have unknown consequences.
+*Research chemical opioids (U-47700, U-x, etc) - Research chemical opioids are added to street heroin/opium to increase their potency, or to increase the amount of product. These are often much more potent than heroin. Heroin cut with these opioids is more dangerous because the increase in potency, and research chemicals do not have much information on them, and can have unknown consequences.
 *Caffeine - Caffeine can mask the signs of an overdose
 The following additives are not typically as dangerous as the additives mentioned above, although it can be harmful to snort or inject them.