Fentanyl crisis takes center stage in 2024 US presidential election as voters demand action | Riley Griffin, Tanaz Meghjani & Katia Dmitrieva
To understand the 2024 US presidential election, it is essential to understand the politics of fentanyl. Americans have been traumatized by a years-long wave of overdose deaths caused by the synthetic opioid. Once rarely used outside hospitals, fentanyl has become a ubiquitous street drug made by criminal gangs, often in…