{"id":2803,"date":"2023-04-29T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/?p=2803"},"modified":"2023-04-29T11:00:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T11:00:02","slug":"fentanyl-epidemic-causes-dispute-between-the-u-s-and-mexican-governments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/fentanyl-epidemic-causes-dispute-between-the-u-s-and-mexican-governments\/","title":{"rendered":"Fentanyl epidemic causes dispute between the U.S. and Mexican governments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It is often used to lace other drugs, such as heroin and cocaine, to increase their potency and addictiveness. Fentanyl is also sometimes sold on its own, as a white powder or pressed into pills that look like other prescription opioids.<\/p>\n

Fentanyl is a major contributor to the opioid crisis in the United States. In 2021, more than 71,000 people died from drug overdoses in the United States, and more than 60% of those deaths involved fentanyl.<\/p>\n

The divide between U.S.-Mexico government relations has deepened over the fentanyl crisis, with both governments blaming the other for the problem. The U.S. government has accused Mexico of not doing enough to stop the flow of fentanyl across the border, while the Mexican government has accused the U.S. of not doing enough to address the demand for opioids.<\/p>\n

The root cause of the fentanyl crisis is a complex issue with no easy answers. It includes factors such as the overprescription of opioids in the United States, the rise of the Mexican drug cartels, and the globalization of the drug trade.<\/p>\n

However, some of the factors that have contributed to the crisis include:<\/p>\n