In part one of a series, ABC News’ Bob Woodruff examines how the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl is devastating cities across America, and what one city is doing to respond to the epidemic.
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Stop using drugs it wouldn't be a supply if there was a demand.
You can thank our corrupted government. They will accept moneh and they will have the BIG dealers and their minions roam free while arresting the thousands of people under them. For them its all about qouta. Promise them 10 big busts they will let you sell 100 fold the amount they sieze and redistribute for their qouta. They do it to make their job easier . Speaking generally
This has got to stop! My heart goes out to these families who have experienced the evils of drugs. Sending love in humanity to you from Oregon.ðŸ¤â€Ââ¤ï¸ÂÂ🇺🇸
Go Darwinism go!
Mac millers dead
Wells that’s news to me
You folks gotta learn to get off the drugs……ðŸ¤â€Â
Your first stop should not have been Nashville. It should have been Kensington
Hillsborough county
I met a chick the other day who was doing this for "fun". She went on saying, "i dont think im gonna overdose, im good". Like wtf?? Is overdosing the new version of getting fucked up?
This is my question 🙋â€ÂÂ♂︠How is that we have countries going to war over nothing yet these sleezy cartels are allowed to fully operate while distributing poison killing people 🤆like look what our government did to basically destroy The Black Panthers of Self Defense, Sadaam Hussain, Bin Laden and other groups but yet won’t bust a grape against the cartels??
Drug prohibition is why fentanyl is in everything now. Legalizing drugs is the only real solution.
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Here is a idea… don’t do drugs and you won’t get laced not that hard. Fucking losers. I’m supposed to lose sleep over junkies ? They do it to them selfs. I feel bad for the families but not for the people who do drugs.
Way to go Joe Biden. Ever since he opened our border fentanyl has been pouring in.
I bet you most of the deaths were marked as Covid deaths
I tell everyone out her in LA please don't take any of those type of drugs 5 years ago id say whatever party on put now stuff is being cut with anything now
Well the first part in taking the drug is the choice to. They all got what was coming to them.
The burden are being killed off. (Drug addicts) Covid killed off the weak and sick. It’s population control
My mom & one of my older sisters passed away from this stuff. Both were unaware what was to come that evening when they did cocaine. It’s so sad how many people have lost their lives to this.
Ohhhh so it’s a crises when white people die from fentanyl. But it wasn’t a crisis when the black community was plagued by crack.
JBS Swift in Greeley Colorado and the local police there are a major Meth and Phentynol distribution hub!
Also if you do drugs, buy a tester. There’s a Fentanyl tester that would come in handy. I’m not saying to DO drugs but IF you choose to go to the store or Amazon and purchase one.
at the end of the day, it was Mac Miller’s choice not the dealers…
Never take pain pills and you be ok. Be safe or be sorry.
This comment section is so sad
This is bio-chemical warfare, a poison mainly coming from China and then further processed in Mexico before reaching the US.
We need to intercept this somehow..
If you find someone overdosed on fentanyl, don't give them mouth to mouth- YOU WILL OVERDOSE TOO. Only give chest compressions and call 911
People are taking these drugs sometimes knowingly & often times not but always to escape what feels like a grim reality the devil is real & uses this tool to gain souls please be wise if you or anyone you know is dealing with addiction get help don’t play with the idea you’ll be ok from narcan please get help this is a deadly crisis.
No one cares, and they are not going to stop it. It takes all of us to chaing this world if we want to keep living in it.
America is being poisoned with "Fentanyl, the same way America poisoned the Black communities with "Crack cocaine".
China is mailing fentanyl to America. It's all over youtube. Look it up.
When are we going to get aggressive getting the ones who have given the drugs??
My friend just died the day before Easter bc of fentanyl od. It's so sad we just did her memorial yesterday.
I watch my son and his brothers and sisters like a hawk please people get off your phones watch your kids…..
HOLLYWOOD IS USING IT AS THEIR WEAPON OF CHOICE NOW
Drug addicts dying is not news.
I blame a lot of the parents one documentary I saw a parent allowed a doctor to give her 15 year old OxyContin for a broken leg I was like what???? I would never allow that as a parent my 16 year had her wisdom teeth removed and I would only allow her to get a prescribed advil but no opioids that’s so irresponsible as a parent
I’m glad you guys covered this. I think the real issue or question we should have is, “Why are people taking counterfeit drugs?â€ÂÂ
Stress, depression, anxiety. Mental health issues.
That is the root of the issue.
Anywhere you are, show an act of kindness today. Everyone is struggling and spreading compassion and love can be a helpful tool or cure.
Congratulations to Mac Miller for being drug free
so many people choose to get high, they don't choose to die
Doesn't matter where ya get the drugs just don't consume them and blame the drug dealers stay off methamphetamines we are adults we know the difference between right and wrong.. It's a crisis when caucasian people are hooked!
Weed is enough. I'm telling ya. And if you need someone to talk to msg me. Or comment under this. Let's talk.
Why put fentanyl into coke? It's a totally different drug. I get adding it to opiates but coke makes no sense. I used to have a nasty drug addiction. I am so grateful I was able to get better. If you are messing with drugs these days you are way more likely to die than 10 years ago. They are putting this crap in everything. Scary. Be safe people. Get clean please.
How about people stop using drugs
Use drugs? Okay, have fun.
test ya drugs , it’s simple people
So sad🥺
Just lost a good friend due to this poison!! This is sickening! ðŸ’â€ÂðŸ’â€Â😡😡