WATCH: Garland announces charges against El Chapo sons and Sinaloa cartel for fentanyl trafficking
PBS NewsHourAPR 2 2023
As China and Mexico team up to deflect blame for the US fentanyl crisis, thousands of Americans are dying every day from the poppy seeds grown south of the border and the chemicals procured in China. Despite political blame games, the lethal drug is undeniably being developed in these two countries, and those governments must work to eradicate drug trafficking from within their borders.
Mexican cartels, in tandem with Chinese chemical companies, certainly deserve blame for the fentanyl pouring into the US right now. However, addiction to synthetic opioids began and continues to grow due to patients being over-prescribed opioid pills as pain medication. US doctors and pharmaceutical corporations started this mess, and that shouldn't be forgotten.