Taking a closer look at fentanyl and its rise as one of the deadliest drugs
In 2022\u2026 a report by the Stanford Lancet Commission stated that \u201cthe opioid crisis stands out as one of the most devastating public health disasters of the 21st century in the United States and Canada\u2026\u201d
Not much has occurred since then to shift that belief\u2026 the opioid crisis, involving fentanyl in particular, continues to dominate our conversations\u2026 The end of 2023 saw over 750 drug overdose deaths in San Francisco alone, with fentanyl making up more than 81% of those deaths\u2026
So, how did we get here\u2026? How did fentanyl take over the drug market and become so devastating to so many?
For a closer look at all this\u2026 KCBS's Mary Hughes is joined by Sam Quinones\u2026 freelance journalist and author of books about the opioid epidemic\u2026 His most recent book is The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth\u2026