TAG / OVERDOSE DEATHS

Since their broader appearance on Europe’s illicit drug scene six years ago, nitazenes have been detected across nearly every continent, but they remain under-researched and rarely discussed. 

Recent statistics from the CDC reveal the most significant one-year drop in substance abuse deaths on record.

Over a quarter of a million Americans have died from a fentanyl overdose since 2018. Effective prevention is the only answer.

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.

Federal agents call the work of these illegal online pharmacies “dealing death,” and warn that the price of buying counterfeit drugs can be fatal. 

The FDA has played a substantial role in the crisis which takes some 222 lives each day, recklessly approving dangerous opioid drugs.