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How fentanyl is becoming the deadliest drug ever

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The Crisis in the Production of Fentanyl

Fentanyl was originally made as an important hospital drug, and it still is. Almost all of that originates in China. About 10 years ago, China started working with the Mexican cartels who distribute most of the drugs in the United States. The crisis is being caused by the illicitly produced fentanyl.

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