US Blames Beijing for Fentanyl Crisis, Charges Chinese Chemical Companies

Opioid overdoses kill over 130 Americans daily, with drug ODs claiming more than 110,000 lives in 2022 alone. OD rates have spiked over than 250 percent over the past two decades thanks to the growing availability of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid painkiller 50 and 100 times more potent than heroin and morphine, respectively.