【#美國研究國際週報】001：How America’s opioid problem spiralled into a social disaster. Today more Americans die from drug overdoses than in car crashes or from guns.. China Can’t Solve America’s Fentanyl Problem

Tens of thousands of Americans die each year from opioid overdoses. Our briefing from February highlighted why the government's response has been inadequate

The federal response remains sluggish and inadequate



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How America’s opioid problem spiralled into a social disaster




Opioids were billed as a miracle cure for pain but hundreds of thousands of Americans have become addicted. Today more Americans die from drug overdoses than in car crashes or from guns. Supported by Mishcon de Reya LLP https://econ.st/2PdjfXR

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The West once flooded China with opium. China is returning the favour

China needs to prepare itself for the possibility that powerful synthetic opioids will catch on at home

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China’s pledge to curb fentanyl production may not change much

China needs to prepare itself for the possibility that powerful synthetic opioids will catch on at home

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Bryce Pardo and Peter Reuter write that even if Beijing’s efforts to crack down on fentanyl production succeeds, as long as the demand for illicit opioids remains high in the U.S. there will always be other producers to take China’s place.

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China Can’t Solve America’s Fentanyl Problem