080.VIKING BOER – RESOURCES – ADDICTION – Overdose Crisis

080.VIKING BOER – RESOURCES – ADDICTION – Overdose Crisis
080.VIKING BOER – RESOURCES –Benzo Dope and Tranq Overdose Crisis

Easy access to drugs like heroin, fentanyl, and even prescription medications like OxyContin has fueled an epidemic of addiction—the deadliest in U.S. history. Now, science is revealing how addiction affects the brain, and top experts are gathering evidence about how we should address our drug problem, from embracing evidence-based treatments to rethinking public policies.
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Benzo Dope and Tranq: The Next Wave of the Overdose Crisis

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More than 100,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2021, the worst year on record. The newest wave of the overdose crisis involves man-made chemicals, including animal tranquilizers, that are being combined with fentanyl to make street drugs that are deadlier and more addictive.

With access to an undisguised fentanyl dealer, Beyond Fentanyl looks at how drugs like “benzo dope” and “tranq” are ravaging North American communities and how U.S. policy affected the latest flood of synthetic street drugs.