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Al Jazeera
Health
Dwayne Oxford, Hanna Duggal

What’s fentanyl, and why have deaths due to drug overdose spiked in the US?

The United States is imposing sanctions and launching indictments against dozens of Chinese companies and individuals it claims are involved in the illegal trade of the highly addictive drug fentanyl.

The charges, brought by the US Attorney’s Office in Florida, and sanctions by the Department of Treasury on Tuesday, have been strongly condemned by China.

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