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The recently reported news that drug overdose deaths jumped by a shocking 30% in 2020 has reminded us that COVID-19 is not the only public health crisis facing our nation. Policymakers, public health officials, and law enforcement are all now working to identify the source of the problem and stop the death and destruction on our streets.  Data suggests that illegal opioids, especially a flood of illicit fentanyl manufactured in China and trafficked by Mexican drug cartels, are what is driving this surge in overdoses. According to the CDC, deaths from synthetic opioids increased 12-fold from 2013-2019, and that rise has only continued in 2020. Fentanyl is not only used to lace heroin and other street drugs to provide a more potent high but it is also pressed into counterfeit pills made to look like legitimate prescriptions that are dangerous cocktails of the synthetic opioid and other drugs. The best course of action would be to direct as many law enforcement resources as possible

United statesBrendan salonerJohns hopkins bloomberg school of public healthAttorneys generalJohns hopkins bloomberg schoolPublic healthCanadian bordersஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில்ஜான்ஸ் ஹாப்கின்ஸ் ப்ளூம்பெர்க் பள்ளி ஆஃப் பொது ஆரோக்கியம்வழக்கறிஞர் ஜநரல்ஜான்ஸ் ஹாப்கின்ஸ் ப்ளூம்பெர்க் பள்ளிபொது ஆரோக்கியம்கனடியன் எல்லைகள்