Fentanyl becoming cheaper, easier to access on Regina streets: drug user

Fentanyl is the most accessible it has ever been in Regina due to increasing availability and dropping prices, according to one active drug user.

Fentanyl is the most accessible it has ever been in Regina due to increasing availability and dropping prices, according to one active drug user.

Daniel Missens can point out every drug house in his neighbourhood and he does not have to walk far to find a dealer.

“They’re just everywhere,” he said.

Missens has been clean for about a month, but fentanyl was his drug of choice for years.

When he first started, a point of fentanyl cost $50 to $60, he said. The price has gone down to $40 a point, but according to Missens, people can buy half a point for $20 and even get a small amount for as cheap as $10.

However, using the lower-cost drug could have big prices to pay.

Missens said drug dealers do not intentionally cause overdoses. Instead, they often warn customers of the different potencies based on the colour of the fentanyl. Even then, Missens said nothing is ever guaranteed to be safe.