>e.g., opium lol, are we back to the 19th century?

csa · on Oct 1, 2022

> lol, are we back to the 19th century?

Are you suggesting that the opium trade in the golden triangle and China is not a thing?

If it makes you feel better, we can call it heroin, which is derived from opium.

walterbell · on Oct 1, 2022

Unlike the first opium war, the current incarnation includes a fentanyl supply chain that terminates in North America and starts ..where?

brippalcharrid · on Oct 2, 2022

A lot of the precursors are made in Wuhan [1], and then make their way to labs in Mexico before the product is sent to the US [2].

1. https://archive.ph/5HZFc 2. https://www.wsj.com/story/inside-the-mexican-cartels-that-ru...

novok · on Oct 2, 2022

A lot of it is made in China ironically enough last time I looked.

collegeburner · on Oct 2, 2022

nope, a shitton of amphetamines and fentanyl that end up here poisoning our population start there. we should be at war with china the way she is doing this. over 100,000 a year from opioids alone. Australia getting hit with meth explosions in a similar manner. exporting drugs is china's sneaky way of weakening her competition.