From left, Scottsdale Police Chief Jeff Walther, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Cheri Oz, special agent in charge of the DEA’s Phoenix field division, at a news conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, Dec. 16. (Scottsdale PD)
Charlotte CuthbertsonThe Epoch TimesFentanyl-related drug overdoses in 2020 became the top killer in adults aged 18 to 45, overtaking suicide, vehicle accidents and gun violence, according to an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by the nonprofit group Families Against Fentanyl.Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that’s 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, highly addictive and deadly. Buyers may be unaware that the drugs they buy contain illicit fentanyl, a 2 milligram dose of which can be fatal.The substance is most often manufactured in Mexico using chemicals supplied from China and trafficked across the southern border by Mexican drug cartels. Fentanyl is mixed with other narcotics to increase potency as well as pressed into counterfeit pain
