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Fentanyl crisis: How did it escalate so much in the USA? (2023x31)

Udgivelsesdato: Okt 03, 2023

⚠️ This film is about serious drug abuse, death and addiction. If you feel uncomfortable with this, please do not watch the film alone. Painkiller and death drug - Fentanyl is currently flooding the USA. In 2021, more than 70,000 people died from an overdose. CTRL_F reporter Milan Panek is in the USA on business and is heading to Portland - where fentanyl dominates the streets. Portland has a special feature - there is no longer a prison sentence for the use of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl, but rather a fine. You can go to prison just for trafficking. What is fentanyl doing to the city and how did the crisis escalate to such an extent? Milan accompanies people whose everyday lives are shaped by drugs and meets those who want to escape it. While Milan is traveling in Portland, Marlene, Irem and Jonas are doing research in Germany. A Fentanyl Crisis: Can It Happen Here Too?