The Economics portion of Father Guido Sarducci's "Five Minute University:"
"Supply, and demand."
Posted on 03/02/2022 7:32:03 AM PST by rktman
The street price of illicit fentanyl has nearly dropped by half in some regions of the U.S., while Americans face the highest prices on everyday goods in nearly 40 years, multiple sources told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
As fentanyl continues flowing through the southern border and the price steadily drops, law enforcement officials and public health agencies across the nation warn that the dangerous drug is easier to get ahold of and could worsen the already dire opioid crisis.
There were roughly 100,000 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. during the 12-month period ending in April 2021, according to The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Roughly 75,000 of those deaths were overdoses from synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl. The Drug Enforcement Administration warned in September about the increase in counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl that are being manufactured with chemicals from China in Mexico and distributed across the U.S.
In Ohio, an epicenter for the counterfeit pill epidemic in America, fentanyl has dropped significantly in price. The average price for a kilogram of illicit fentanyl has dropped steadily over the past several years, according to data from Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, part of the state’s attorney general’s office
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At least crack pipes are free.
The Economics portion of Father Guido Sarducci's "Five Minute University:"
"Supply, and demand."
If we have fentanyl for our next 4th of July BBQ, we’ll save another 16 cents.
Yet another accomplishment of the Brandon administration.
Is that you, Jen Psaki?
War on cocaine - hello methamphetamine!
War on prescription pain killers - hello fentanyl!
At least its choking off the Taliban cash crop. Unfortunately its so much easier to OD on fent but hey, they deserved it. Isn't that how it goes?
Hey, that’s Gropy Grandpa’s one success against inflation.
Maybe the government should print more money and then create and fund a Fentanyl Strategic Reserve. Together, those will get the prices back up and fix this. He could have proposed this in the SOTU last night to get more clapping from the stupid elected seals.
Why didn’t Biden mention that as one of his accomplishments? That and free crack pipes should entice those rehabbers back to the habit.
They would’ve clapped like trained seals. Pelosi with her frozen smile to complete the pukefest.
If St. George Floyd hadn’t overdosed he’d probably today be able to afford fentanyl with real money.
Hey, George is coming up on 2 years of sobriety!
Yeah. The admin really sent out a don’t do drugs message with that one.
People don’t know how to write headlines any more
Supply side. Border is wide open. We’re being flooded with illegals, and drugs.
On. Purpose.
fentanyl has dropped significantly in price.
Who knew the price of fentanyl would ever be included with the economic state?
Checked twice to make sure it wasn’t The Onion. Have been having to check a lot these days.
I don’t see this as a ‘crisis’
It’s a self fixing problem if you give them access to as much as they want
Don’t worry about the Taliban’s cash flow. We left them billions in military hardware. They can be selling that stuff for years to come.
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