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It’s a tidal wave that’s shaking the United States: Fentanyl addiction. This name, which almost no one had heard just ten years ago, has made its way to the top of the national agenda. Synthetic opioids caused the deaths of 129,000 Americans in 2020 and 2021. And since 2013, these deaths have increased eighteenfold. Fentanyl, considered fifty times more powerful than heroin, is the most dangerous of them. A real health crisis that confronts overwhelmed emergency services and families overwhelmed by a wave of overdoses of often very young people. On the other side of the mirror, in Mexico, this health catastrophe is being orchestrated: the merchandise is being developed, the techniques to outwit the authorities are being perfected and the distribution is being planned. The arrival of Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids has shaken up the world of Mexican drug trafficking. An unexpected boon for drug cartels: no need to grow poppies, no need to rely on rural communities for opium production. Fentanyl, in the form of harmless-looking pills, is light, discreet, easy to produce and transport. Except that a single pill can kill. And the ravages of this substance are gradually spreading across the American continent. Available until 05/18/2026 #Cartels #Mexico #arte 0:00 - Overview of fentanyl addiction 2:32 - Origin and Evolution of drug trafficking in Mexico 7:20 - Challenges for the Authorities 13:45 - Transition from Traditional Crops to Synthetic Drugs Subscribe to the ARTE channel / @arte Follow us on social networks! Facebook: / artetv Twitter: / artefr Instagram: / artefr