{"id":1460295,"date":"2024-03-01T23:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T04:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1460295"},"modified":"2024-03-01T23:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T04:20:00","slug":"california-seized-enough-fentanyl-in-2023-to-kill-global-population-twice-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/california-seized-enough-fentanyl-in-2023-to-kill-global-population-twice-over\/1460295\/","title":{"rendered":"California Seized Enough Fentanyl In 2023 To Kill Global Population ‘Twice Over’"},"content":{"rendered":"

California Seized Enough Fentanyl In 2023 To Kill Global Population ‘Twice Over’<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Lorenz Duchamps via The Epoch Times<\/a> (emphasis ours),<\/em><\/p>\n

Authorities in California seized enough lethal doses of fentanyl last year to kill the entire global population \u201cnearly twice over,\u201d <\/strong>according to Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Heroin and fentanyl pressed into pill form. (Courtesy of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

In a statement<\/a> on Feb. 27, the Democrat governor said operations supported by the state\u2019s National Guard, or CalGuard, led to the seizure of a record 62,224 pounds of fentanyl in the state and at ports of entry in 2023, marking a 1,066 percent increase since 2021.<\/p>\n

The street price for the intercepted fentanyl would be about $670 million<\/strong>, according to calculations using the Los Angeles High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area price sheet for that year.<\/p>\n

According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, two milligrams of fentanyl is considered a potentially lethal dose, and one kilogram of the drug has the potential to kill 500,000 people.<\/p>\n

\u201cFentanyl is a poison, and it does not belong in our communities,\u201d Mr. Newsom said. \u201cCalifornia is cracking down, increasing seizures, expanding access to substance abuse treatment, and holding drug traffickers accountable to combat the immeasurable harm opioids have caused our communities.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2022, authorities in the Golden State seized 28,765 pounds of fentanyl, up from 5,334 pounds in 2021.<\/p>\n

To tackle the evolving opioid addiction crisis in California, Mr. Newsom allocated $1 billion to law enforcement agencies and other public entities across the state to combat overdoses and raise awareness about the dangers of opioids such as fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is a major contributor to drug overdose deaths in the United States.<\/p>\n

The state\u2019s billion-dollar plan included a multi-million dollar effort to boost CalGuard\u2019s work in preventing drug-trafficking transnational criminal organizations. Since it was launched last year, more than 140 new CalGuard members have been hired, trained, and embedded to reduce fentanyl use in communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe California National Guard is committed to combatting the scourge of fentanyl,<\/strong>\u201d CalGuard\u2019s Maj. Gen. Matthew Beevers said in a statement. \u201cThese extraordinary seizure statistics are a direct reflection of the tireless efforts of the highly trained CalGuard Service Members supporting law enforcement agencies statewide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overdose Deaths<\/h2>\n

Fentanyl, an opioid approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat severe pain, is the leading cause of drug overdose deaths in the United States.<\/p>\n

According to the California Overdose Surveillance Dashboard, there were 7,385 opioid-related deaths in California in 2022, of which 6,473 were fentanyl-related.<\/p>\n

San Francisco is one of the communities most acutely affected by drug overdoses, with 813 fatalities in 2023, of which 657\u00a0were attributed to fentanyl, according to data<\/a> released by the San Francisco Department of Public Health.<\/p>\n

\u201cFentanyl is deadlier than any drug we\u2019ve ever seen on our streets,\u201d San Francisco Mayor London Breed said in a statement<\/a> on Oct. 27. \u201cWe must treat the trafficking and sale of fentanyl more severely and people must be put on notice that pushing this drug could lead to homicide charges.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drug deaths in the United States hit a new record nationwide in 2022, with nearly 110,000 people dying as a result of the opioid crisis, according to data<\/a> released by the National Center for Health Statistics which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n

Washington and Wyoming saw the biggest increases in drug fatalities, according to the agency. Both states suffered a 22 percent increase in deaths linked to overdose.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

From NTD News<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nFri, 03\/01\/2024 – 18:20<\/span><\/p>\n

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