Fentanyl: Our Killing Fields
During testimony this week. Trump administration officials call Fentanyl America’s top national security threat.. not Iran, not Houthi rebels, but fentanyl brought in from Mexican drug cartels. Among those who made the declaration: Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence.
Here, J.C. Sheppard, the founder of The Fentanyl Test, concurs with Gabbard’s assessment. Sheppard says fentanyl is blamed for more than 70,000 overdose deaths annually in the United States, but the actual figure is much higher. He notes that many homeless individuals abuse fentanyl, and they are rarely given drug tests when they die out on the streets.
Sheppard admits, he would not be surprised if the actual number of deaths is closer to 200,000 annually, seeing as how fentanyl is anywhere from 30 to 50 more potent than heroin. He is interviewed here by Clayton Morris on Redacted News.
