Up close and too personal with America’s fentanyl epidemic — where New York is ground zero
NY Post
It is very easy to find fentanyl in New York. The drug that in 2022 alone killed nearly 110,000 Americans is readily available right here on the streets of this city.
Over the past the year I’ve been investigating the spread of this lethal drug across this country.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid which has a potency many hundreds of times that of morphine.
Largely made in China, its strength means that it is easy to transport huge quantities of the drug. It floods into this country, mainly through Mexico.
One recent evening in New York I headed over to OnPoint – a supervised drug injection site in Washington Heights.
The controversial facility allows addicts to shoot up under “safe” conditions, with staff on hand to revive users if they overdose.
