vancouver’s dr. bill macewan , who has for decades worked with people who are addicted and police officers, says fentanyl basically came to b.c. in 2015.
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antony blinken, the u.s. secretary of state, has warned his european counterparts they could soon have problems with fentanyl. and europe now has the strategic advantage of seeing how fentanyl has ravaged north americans, especially men .
a novel study led by timothy moore of purdue university found that port cities like vancouver are most vulnerable to fentanyl simply because they do more trade. regions that bring in more goods from abroad have higher rates of fentanyl deaths, moore found, with the probable explanation being that gangs take advantage of existing trade routes for smuggling.
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it’s crucial that police around the world co-operate on investigating and seizing drugs, says somers. “those are vitally important activities that canada must support.” like others, he stresses the importance of canada re-establishing the harbour police force .
the authors of deaths of despair and the future of capitalism , economists anne case and angus deaton, detail how people experiencing socio-economic downturns, such as unemployment, are prone to suicide, alcoholism and addiction to several drugs, including fentanyl.
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