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It is outrageous that Poisonous Synthetic Heroin Fentanyl comes pouring into the U.S. Postal System from China. We can, and must, END THIS NOW! The Senate should pass the STOP ACT – and firmly STOP this poison from killing our children and destroying our country. No more delay!
Drug trade war: Chinese fentanyl is fueling the US opioid crisis
https://krcrtv.com/news/nation-world/chinese-fentanyl-is-fueling-the-us-opioid-crisis-drug-trade-tensions-escalate
GRASSLEY, FEINSTEIN ISSUE SHARP CONDEMNATION OF CHINA’S POOR EFFORT TO STOP FENTANYL SMUGGLING
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and top Democrat on the committee Sen. Dianne Feinstein blasted China at a meeting on international narcotics Tuesday for its lackluster efforts to help stop fentanyl smuggling into the United States.
Fentanyl contributed to 49,000 deaths in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more deaths than prescription opioids or heroin.
“Last year, 60 percent of U.S. opioid deaths involved fentanyl. That number has increased from only 14 percent in 2010,” Grassley, R-Iowa, said.
Feinstein, D-Calif., said China was the primary focus of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearing because Chinese chemists produce and ship fentanyl to the United States via international mail. She said that any fentanyl arriving from China is 90 percent pure, which is especially deadly. Grassley noted Americans can purchase fentanyl products from Chinese laboratories online through express consignment or direct mail.
The House overwhelmingly passed a bill on Friday that would make several changes to Medicaid and Medicare programs and address the opioid epidemic at the U.S. border.
http://dc.medill.northwestern.edu/blog/2018/10/02/senators-grassley-feinstein-issue-sharp-condemnation-chinas-poor-effort-stop-fentanyl-smuggling/#sthash.umjGYWjN.dpbs