US Drug Agents Seized Enough Fentanyl In 2022 To Kill Every American

US drug agents seized 379million potentially fatal does of fentanyl in 2022 - enough to kill every American. 
The Drug Enforcement Administration said it had captured 50.6 million fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder during the year, calling it the equivalent of 'more than 379 million potentially deadly doses.'
Owing to its low price and relative ease of production, fentanyl has supplanted prescription opioids and heroin in the illegal drugs market. 
A potentially fatal dose is just two milligrams. 
US drug agents seized 379million potentially fatal does of fentanyl in 2022 - enough to kill every American. Photos of fentanyl victims on display at The Faces of Fentanyl Memorial at the US Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters
A potentially fatal dose of fentanyl is just two milligrams.

Pictured: The DEA seized 1 million fake pills containing fentanyl in July in LA
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It was the major reason for the more than 107,000 overdose deaths across the United States from July 2021 to June 2022, according to official data. 
The DEA said the deadly man-made opioid, which caused only a fraction of overdose deaths a decade ago, is now the 'deadliest drug threat facing this country.'
'It is a highly addictive man-made opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin. Just two milligrams of fentanyl, the small amount that fits on the tip of a pencil, is considered a potentially deadly dose,' it said.
The DEA's finds were more than double the amount they seized in 2021 - enough to kill all 330 million of those living in the US. 
Fentanyl is widely known to be incredibly dangerous and has featured heavily in recent news.  
A cop in Florida claimed the drug is so dangerous that with gloves on. 
Courtney Bannick, 26, overdosed on fentanyl, becoming nauseated and starting to choke, after she seized the powder during a traffic stop last week. 
But medics have cast doubt on the drug causing death by just touch alone, saying it takes more than that to kill a person. 
Bannick lay on the ground as she struggles to breathe shortly after the traffic stop last week
Jacob Sayre (left), 17, is being tried as an adult for the suspected drug deal, and was booked on second-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child, buy lorazepam and delivery of a controlled substance Thursday in Ozark, Missouri
In another case, a teenage boy was charged last week with murder after he , causing her to overdose and die. 
The two met at church in Missouri, and Jacob Sayre reportedly gave Victoria Jones the drugs in September, according to cops. 
The DEA said the primary sources of fentanyl in the United States are the Sinaloa and Jalisco Mexican drug cartels.
Their fentanyl is manufactured in Mexico with chemicals 'largely sourced in China,' according to the DEA.
Some of it is distributed widely in the form of counterfeit prescription drugs like Percocet, OxyContin and Xanax, they said.
Some 60 percent of the counterfeit drugs laced with fentanyl that were tested by the DEA contained potentially lethal fentanyl doses, it said.


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