#fentanyl-crisis

#fentanyl-crisis

The United States won't be able to solve the fentanyl crisis without help from its greatest rival. China is the world's largest supplier of the chemicals that drug smugglers use to produce the opioid.

"Unfortunately, we get to know a lot of parents who have lost," said Michelle. The couple lost their son Micah Jr. to a fentanyl overdose in 2019.

Ovidio Guzman Lopez pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, money laundering and firearms charges tied to his leadership role in the Sinaloa cartel, contributing to countless overdose deaths.

"The bill strengthens our laws to ensure law enforcement has the right tools needed to keep our borders secure, combat transnational organized crime, and stop the flow of illegal fentanyl."

The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes, while the New Yorker received three, recognizing distinguished journalism on topics such as the fentanyl crisis and a Trump assassination attempt.

If Narcan were suddenly to disappear from pharmacy shelves, more people would die of overdoses. Pretty simple.

The Trump administration's justification of new trade tariffs based on fentanyl smuggling faced backlash from Canadian and Chinese officials, who called these links unjustified.

"Cocaine is illegal because it is made in Latin America, not because it is worse than whiskey," said Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement.