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Poison-Peddling Chinese Execs Convicted & Jailed in Landmark Fentanyl Case
A House select committee found Chinese companies produce nearly all of “the key ingredients that drive the global illicit fentanyl trade.” But it’s the first time US authorities have prosecuted them.
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New Synthetic Opioid, Three Times Stronger Than Fentanyl, Causing Another Round of Mayhem
If fentanyl is big trouble, protonitazene is a flat-out monster. Estimated at 150 times stronger than heroin, its effects are only just beginning to be felt—in deaths.
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Big Pharma and Government Pitch New Hallucinogenic as “Cure” for Opioid Addiction—When Will They Learn?
Ibogaine is touted as a one-step quick-fix cure for addiction to opioids like heroin, oxycodone, codeine and other highly addictive habits. One problem: It’s a lethal hallucinogen.
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Over 1,500 Kids Dead in a Year from Fentanyl—and You Won’t Believe How Dealers Are Finding Them
Each day, 150 Americans die due to synthetic opioids, ordered as easily as pizza using social media platforms, whose owners deny liability. The Department of Justice thinks the time is ripe for change.
