| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Fentanyl
USA. Skyrocketing fentanyl seizures illustrate its growing contribution to opioid crisis
USA. Skyrocketing fentanyl seizures illustrate its growing contribution to opioid crisis
U.S. border patrol agents snagged about two pounds of fentanyl in 2013. This year, they seized nearly 1,500 pounds of the deadly substance.
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is many times more potent than heroin, has exploded onto the nation’s illicit drug scene over the past few years – so much so that many experts are identifying it as the most dangerous and widespread culprit in the opioid abuse crisis. (Washington Post, 06.12.2017)