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What’s behind the spike in fentanyl overdoses in Mexico?
Published On 7 Aug 2023
Fentanyl use and overdose deaths have long plagued the United States, but now Mexico is seeing a spike in overdoses from this potent opioid, with communities along the border being hit particularly hard. While the Mexican government still denies opioid use is a problem, those who suffer from addiction are facing stigma and a lack of public health support. The big question is: What’s being done to tackle the issue in Mexico?
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In this episode:
- Alicia Fabregas (@fabregasalicia), journalist based in Tijuana, Mexico
- Jaime Arredondo Sanchez Lira (@jaimeasl), research associate with Prevencasa
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Fahrinisa Campana with Chloe K. Li, and our host Malika Bilal. Khaled Soltan fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera AlDosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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Source: Al Jazeera