I don't think the fentanyl crisis has suffered (in attention) due to being "blurred with the larger opioid crisis" as Avlon suggests. Fentanyl (a synthetic opioid) is just the current, continuing result of the opioid crisis put into play by the pharmaceutical industry, aided by our own FDA and medical systems 20+ years ago. Legal pharmac…
I don't think the fentanyl crisis has suffered (in attention) due to being "blurred with the larger opioid crisis" as Avlon suggests. Fentanyl (a synthetic opioid) is just the current, continuing result of the opioid crisis put into play by the pharmaceutical industry, aided by our own FDA and medical systems 20+ years ago. Legal pharmaceutical opioids can still lead to addiction. The guest was very well informed and articulate and had some great ideas.
I don't think the fentanyl crisis has suffered (in attention) due to being "blurred with the larger opioid crisis" as Avlon suggests. Fentanyl (a synthetic opioid) is just the current, continuing result of the opioid crisis put into play by the pharmaceutical industry, aided by our own FDA and medical systems 20+ years ago. Legal pharmaceutical opioids can still lead to addiction. The guest was very well informed and articulate and had some great ideas.