Biden doesn’t mention China’s role in 100,000 US drug overdoses


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President Biden released a statement on Wednesday mourning the more than 100,000 Americans who died last year of drug overdoses – not to mention China’s leading role in the export of fentanyl, which has resulted in the annual increase of 29 % of deaths. Almost two-thirds of deaths have been caused by fentanyl and related synthetic opioids which can kill a person in extremely low doses. Fentanyl is increasingly being added to non-opioid drugs such as cocaine and counterfeit prescriptions. In some areas of New York City, including the Bronx and the north coast of Staten Island, more than 75%...