Showing posts with label Fentanyl; US Opioid Crisis; China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fentanyl; US Opioid Crisis; China. Show all posts

Thursday, December 06, 2018

China’s Vow To Curb Fentanyl Won’t End US Opioid Crisis: Experts

A graphic shows US drug overdose death rates by opioid category. China is believed to be one of the main manufacturers of synthetic drugs that have been blamed for public health crises in the US, Canada and Australia among other countries
The US-China trade war truce includes a pledge by Beijing to tackle another lucrative -- and deadly -- export: fentanyl, a potent opioid ravaging US communities.
A pledge by Beijing to tackle fentanyl exports was part of a trade war truce between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping