2024 - Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
Abe Intl. Symp. / Oxidative Stress of Human Beings

Editors:F. Kongoli, H. Inufusa, T. Yoshikawa, C-A. Amatore, H-Y. Chen, W-H. Huang
Publisher:Flogen Star OUTREACH
Publication Year:2024
Pages:0 pages
ISBN:978-1-998384-04-4 (CD)
ISSN:2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series)
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    A LOOK AT THE US ILLICIT FENTANYL HOLOCAUST THROUGH THE LENS OF SUSTAINABILITY

    Donna Nelson1;
    1UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, Oklahoma, United States;
    Type of Paper: Regular
    Id Paper: 128
    Topic: 46

    Abstract:

    The illicit fentanyl epidemic in the US impacts all three dimensions of sustainability: social, economic, and environmental.  Increases in CDC-reported deaths due to fentanyl poisoning from ~3,000 in 2013, up to ~73,000 in 2023 caught the US by surprise.  This increase and the large number of deaths prompts many people to speak up, including those lobbying the US Congress. 

    Simultaneously, reported US Border Patrol seizures have increased so that in 2023, over 24,000 pounds of illicit fentanyl were seized.  Considering that 2 mg will kill a person, that amount is more than sufficient to kill every person in the US 18 times.

    These statistics impact the US in each of the three dimensions of sustainability. These will be discussed. 

    Keywords:

    Fentanyl poisoning; social, economic, and environmental impact ;; Fentanyl poisoning; social, economic, and environmental impact

    Cite this article as:

    Nelson D. (2024). A LOOK AT THE US ILLICIT FENTANYL HOLOCAUST THROUGH THE LENS OF SUSTAINABILITY. In F. Kongoli, H. Inufusa, T. Yoshikawa, C-A. Amatore, H-Y. Chen, W-H. Huang (Eds.), Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit Abe Intl. Symp. / Oxidative Stress of Human Beings (pp. ). Montreal, Canada: FLOGEN Star Outreach