My Nonprofit Reviews

America's fentanyl problem is far deadlier than past crises with other illegal drugs. It also has a fundamentally different character. For most victims, fentanyl was not their drug of choice. Rather, they were poisoned by dealers who mixed it into baggies of heroin or pressed into fake-opioid tablets. In the case of fentanyl, it is largely the suppliers—not users—who have embraced the drug because it is an ideal cost-cutting substitute. Synthetic opioids are produced in labs, so they are much cheaper than heroin—perhaps as much as 99% cheaper per dose after adjusting for potency. Dealers add fentanyl, which is up to 100 times more potent than morphine, to heroin and counterfeit tablets made to look like genuine prescription medications.

I very much appreciate Emily's Hope commitment to innovative approaches to deal with this deadly issue. Continuing to treat fentanyl just like previous drug epidemics is obviously insufficient. Emily's Hope is a leader in meeting this problem head on!