PDF-[READ]-Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid

A riveting and deeply human examination of the syntheticdrug epidemic and in particular the rise of fentanyl the newest and most deadly wave of the opioid crisisA new crop of chemicals is radically changing the recreationaldrug landscape Known as Novel Psychoactive Substances NPS these chemicals include replacements for known drugs like cocaine ecstasy marijuana and heroin They are synthetic made in a laboratory and are much more potent than traditional drugs and all too often they are tragically lethal Fentanyl Inc is the first deepdive investigation of a hazardous illicit industry that has created a worldwide epidemic ravaging communities and overwhelming and confounding the government agencies that are challenged to combat itDrugs like fentanyl with arcane acronyms like 4ANPP K2 and NBOMe were all originally developed in legitimate laboratories for proper medicinal purposes Their formulas were then hijacked by rogue chemists largely in China but increasingly in other places too who change their molecular structures to stay ahead of the law a process that makes the drugs effects impossible to predict Westhoff has infiltrated this shadowy world In Fentanyl Inc he recounts how he tracked down a mysterious drug baron in New Zealand who unintentionally sparked one aspect of the syntheticdrug revolution He visits the shady factories in China from which these drugs emanate providing startling and original reporting on how Chinas vast chemical industry operates He chronicles the lives of addicts and dealers families of victims law enforcement officers and underground drugawareness organisers in the US and EuropeTogether they provide the shocking full picture of a calamity we are only just beginning to understand And yet from its depths as Westhoff relates are emerging new strategies that may provide essential longterm solutions to the drug crisis that has affected so many. 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