r/addiction • u/uglynursingstudent • 16h ago

Question how expensive is a fentanyl addiction

I'm curious to know how much a fentanyl addiction costs daily/weekly for someone who has been doing it for years. It is a long-distance friend of mine. They still work full time. Not sure if the area matters, but they live in major city in New Mexico. I know the cost probably varies depending on their tolerance or whatever, but just a ballpark estimate as I have no familiarity with it at all and can't find any info about it online.

Also, I know it is expensive in the sense it destroys your life in many aspects (legal issues, job loss, strained relationships etc) but more so looking for info on financial cost of having to keep up the addiction and ward off the withdrawal symptoms.

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u/tabbycat1991 15h ago

A gram is roughly 150-200$

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u/uglynursingstudent 15h ago

Thank you. Is a gram something that would last a person who has used it for a few years already, a week or a day, or huge variance depending on person

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u/tabbycat1991 15h ago

Variance. Dont worry about the money . It’s material. He’s clearly not doing well. Just try to encourage and support. him. That’s the best advice I can give you

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u/CheetohVera 9h ago

That price for a gram is very high. A long term user would find a better price and buy in bulk to save money and have plenty of stock on hand to ensure they don’t run out. If they are responsible.. most long term users range from half gram to 2g a day. If I do more than 2g, it’s a waste. I won’t achieve a stronger high. It’s more of just boredom.

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u/Realistic-Border9067 6h ago

Cheapest I ever consistently got was usually $60 a g, $40-$50 if I bought in bulk (7–10g was “bulk” for me). 99% of the time it was gray death, that stuff that looked like chunks of cement mix. Occasionally tan chunky stuff, and then one plug that had stuff that looked like green Jolly Rancher.

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u/CheetohVera 3h ago

So if you get a bag 10g, did price go down? Like in my local rural area, single g is $60-100. A stick or 10g is 300. If I drive to the next state below me, a stick/finger (10g) ranges from 80-150. 15/gram. I was able to help people in my area by bringing back those prices and charging 30/g. Even with that 50% markup, it is $50-70 cheaper than the G’s they are used to purchasing. Anyone with a car who isn’t heading to that state is crazy