CNN At This Hour With Kate Bolduan February 8, 2022 16:29:00
Turning now to america's opioid epidemic. a new government report calls synthetic drug trafficking a national security emergency. the special interagency report finds mexico is now the dominant source of america's fentanyl supply. the drug is incredibly dangerous, 50 times more potent than heroin and synthetic opioids like it account for two-thirds of the 100,000 overdose deaths in the u.s. last year. facing this, the d.e.a. taking this problem head on targeting intersection of drugs like fentanyl and violent crime. the first wave pinpoints 34 cities and 23 states from the east coast to the we...
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