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Up Close and Too Personal With America’s Fentanyl Epidemic — Where New York Is Ground Zero
New York Post ^ | April 4, 2024 | Douglas Murray

Posted on 04/05/2024 12:17:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway

It is very easy to find fentanyl in New York. The drug that in 2022 alone killed nearly 110,000 Americans is readily available right here on the streets of this city. Over the past the year, I’ve been investigating the spread of this lethal drug across this country.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that has a potency many hundreds of times that of morphine. Largely made in China, its strength means it is easy to transport huge quantities of the drug. It floods into this country, mainly through Mexico.

One recent evening in New York, I headed over to OnPoint, a supervised drug injection site in Washington Heights.The controversial facility allows addicts to shoot up under “safe” conditions, with staff on hand to revive users if they overdose.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: drugs; fentanyl; newyorkcity

1 posted on 04/05/2024 12:17:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Yeah, but ARs.........🤔


2 posted on 04/05/2024 12:23:20 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: nickcarraway

President Retard flooded the country with drugs so Humper could stay high


3 posted on 04/05/2024 12:52:33 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: nickcarraway

New York being ground zero for fentanyl makes sense as that’s where the drug trade is financed through. Gotta keep an eye on the business.


4 posted on 04/05/2024 1:10:15 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: nickcarraway

Drop in the bucket compared to infants killed by parents. You survive the first societal evil, only to volunteer for the second. Sad.


5 posted on 04/05/2024 1:53:06 PM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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