Fentanyl was introduced to the US market in the 1960s as an intravenous anaesthetic to manage severe pain. It is used for cancer patients or those receiving end-of-life care.
Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids killed 32 000 people in the US last year according to government data. Trump hoped the move would be a “game changer” because China applies the death penalty against drug dealers. “The big problem is that there are so many laboratories and they have about 2 000 inspectors, which is not nearly enough,” Vigil said., said the flow of fentanyl and its precursor chemicals will not stop until China addresses “deeper problems” such as going after “powerful players” and lifting tax credits companies get for selling certain chemicals.
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