China and the Opioid epidemic in the United States

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title: China and the Opioid epidemic in the United States
text: Smuggling of fentanyl from China has been a major contributor to the opioid epidemic in the United States since the 1990s. While China has relatively low domestic drug usage due to stricter drug laws, regulations around the production and export of drug precursors like fentanyl remain relatively lax. The Chinese government has long denied it is the main source of fentanyl to the United States, blaming the U.S. market's role in driving opioid demand, and rebuffing US's attempts for it to enforce
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date created: 2024-04-25T02:50:19Z
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