Fentanyl

Much of the US supply of fentanyl is manufactured with Chinese chemicals by Mexican cartels, says the DEA.

The DEA said the primary sources of fentanyl in the United States are the Sinaloa and Jalisco Mexican drug cartels. The DEA said fentanyl — which caused only a fraction of overdose deaths a decade ago — is now the "deadliest drug threat facing this country". The DEA said it had captured 50.6 million fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and more than 4,535 kilograms of fentanyl powder during the year, calling it the equivalent of "more than 379 million potentially deadly doses".

"Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat facing this country," the release reads. "It is a highly addictive man-made opioid that is 50 times more potent than ...

[press release from the DEA](https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2022/12/20/drug-enforcement-administration-announces-seizure-over-379-million-deadly), the agency seized more than 50.6 million fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and more than 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder this year. Drug Enforcement Administration recently announced it seized more than 379 million doses of fentanyl in 2022.

According to the DEA, fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat facing the United States. Since the drug is a highly addictive man-man opioid, it's 50 times more ...

The highly-addictive, manufactured opioid is 50 times more potent than heroin, and a tiny amount can be fatal – most of the material is produced in Mexico ...

DEA says more than 379m deadly doses of opioid with strength from one and a half to 50 times stronger than heroin were seized.

Many such pills are made to look exactly like prescription medications including OxyContin, Percocet and Xanax, the DEA said. Two milligrams of the opioid, enough to fit on a pencil tip, is considered a potentially deadly dose. “Never take a pill from a friend.

The Drug Enforcement Administration says that it confiscated double the amount of fake pills disguised as the deadly and addictive synthetic opioid in 2022 ...

Is Your School Ready?](https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/18/fentanyl-on-campus-one-bay-area-school-saved-a-students-life-another-missed-the-signs-of-an-overdose) “The parents transported the child to the emergency room after he experienced life-threatening symptoms consistent with a fentanyl exposure,” police said in a news release. Fentanyl, which is 100 times more powerful than morphine, was linked to the deaths of more than 70,000 Americans in 2021. The seizures include 50.6 million pills laced with the ultra-deadly synthetic opioid and 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder, the DEA said. The Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday said it has seized more than 379 million deadly doses of fentanyl this year, as the country continues to struggle with an epidemic of drug overdose deaths. Other news on the drug epidemic is reported from Minnesota and California.