fentanyl precursors

President Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping Nov. 15, 2023, in California. China has agreed to curtail shipments of the chemicals used to make fentanyl, the drug at the heart of the U.S. overdose epidemic.

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Health & Safety

Report: China continues to subsidize deadly fentanyl exports

9:04am April 16, 2024

Fentanyl made from Chinese chemicals is killing tens of thousands of Americans. A House committee report found new evidence the Chinese government supports tax breaks to subsidize the drug trade.

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In May 2019, China's government banned the production and sale of fentanyl and its many variants. But more than a year later, Chinese vendors continue to market the precursors used to make fentanyl online and ship them directly to customers in the United

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Health & Safety

'We Are Shipping To The U.S.': Inside China's Online Synthetic Drug Networks

5:03pm November 17, 2020

by Emily Feng

China banned fentanyl last year, but an NPR investigation reveals how Chinese vendors continue to market the chemicals used to make the drug on e-commerce and social media sites.

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