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Fentanyl and fatal overdoses: From chemical production in China to users in Pennsylvania

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  • Roger Bate

    (American Enterprise Institute)

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Original research of online sellers in China and surveying drugs users and dealers in the Philadelphia area leads to the inevitable conclusion that fentanyl use has exploded over the past two years, and with it has come a significant increase in fatal overdoses.

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  • Roger Bate, 2018. "Fentanyl and fatal overdoses: From chemical production in China to users in Pennsylvania," AEI Economic Perspectives, American Enterprise Institute, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aei:journl:y:2018:id:1002996
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    drugs; United States Postal Service (USPS); opioids; Opioid Crisis;
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    • A - General Economics and Teaching

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