Fentanyl & China the Axis of Evil

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China an Axis of evil; They have forced the Biden administration to remove sanctions to help fight this horrible drug. Its absolutely a show on how the Chinese government has no limit to their evil deeds to get their way, they are simply a drug pusher to the world. The Biden administration on Thursday removed the Chinese Ministry of Public Security's Institute of Forensic Science from a trade sanction list, part of a bid to convince Beijing to do more to halt the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States. 

Washington put the institute on the list in 2020 over alleged abuses against Uyghurs and other minority groups, effectively barring it from receiving most goods from U.S. suppliers. (Report By Reuters. ) 

For years, China has been a primary source of fentanyl trafficked into the United States. It is a powerful prescription drug for severe pain that's made and sold illegally. It led to more than 37,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2019, part of a national opioid crisis that has worsened this year during the coronavirus pandemic, according to federal health authorities. ( reported by NPR )

Under international pressure, China's government banned the production and sale of fentanyl and many of its variants in May 2019, resulting in a significant reduction in the country's illicit fentanyl trade. But more than a year later, Chinese vendors have tapped into online networks to brazenly market fentanyl analogs and the precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl and ship them directly to customers in the U.S. and Europe as well as to Mexican cartels.

 “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.” This verse reminds us that our bodies belong to God and should be treated with respect and care. It implies that drug use can harm our physical health and damage our relationship with God. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20:

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What is Fentanyl?

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is used to treat severe pain, especially for cancer patients and those recovering from surgery. Fentanyl is a potent synthetic piperidine opioid drug primarily used as an analgesic. It is 20 to 40 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. It is also used as a sedative and can cause addiction, confusion, respiratory depression, and overdose. Fentanyl can be very fast acting and even a small amount can be deadly. Fentanyl is often mixed with other drugs like heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine without the user’s knowledge, making them more potent and dangerous. Fentanyl can be found in different forms, such as patches, lozenges, liquid, powder, pills, nasal sprays, eye drops, and candies. Fentanyl overdose can be reversed with naloxone, a medication that blocks the effects of opioids.

In the United States, the opioid epidemic is an extensive, ongoing overuse of opioid medications, both from medical prescriptions and illegal sources. The epidemic began in the United States in the late 1990s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), when opioids were increasingly prescribed for pain management, resulting in a rise in overall opioid use throughout subsequent years.[3] The great majority of Americans who use prescription opioids do not believe that they are misusing them. In the United States, there were approximately 109,600 drug-overdose-related deaths in the 12-month period ending January 31, 2023, at a rate of 300 deaths per day.

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Resources:

·       https://www.npr.org/2020/11/17/916890880/we-are-shipping-to-the-u-s-china-s-fentanyl-sellers-find-new-routes-to-drug-user

·       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_epidemic_in_the_United_States

·        https://www.reuters.com/business/us-commerce-dept-removes-chinese-agency-entity-list-federal-register-2023-11-16/