The Deadliest Opioid Of Them All – Fentanyl

[Youtube]

Much of the focus of the opioid crisis has been on heroin, but another opioid is killing users at a much higher rate: fentanyl. A new Fusion documentary called “Death By Fentanyl” explores the rise of the drug, which has two main sources: pharmaceutical companies and Mexican drug cartels.

Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson speaks with the duo behind the documentary, Mariana van Zeller, chief investigative correspondent for Fusion, and Darren Foster, documentary film producer and co-founder of Muck Media.

• Fusion: Death by Fentanyl

Guest

• Mariana van Zeller, chief investigative correspondent for Fusion. She tweets @MarianaVZ.
• Darren Foster, documentary film producer and co-founder of Muck Media. He tweets @darren_foster.

Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit NPR.