Collateral Damage Season 2. Ep. 31. (Special Guest - Ben Westhoff)Collateral Damage Season 2. Ep. 31. (Special Guest - Ben Westhoff)
Collateral Damage
Full episodes available - www.cdpodcast.com Mike and Maureen meet with Ben Westhoff, Author of “Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic, to discuss his investigation into the Chinese Fentanyl trade an...
1:04:31•19 Feb 2020
Ben Westhoff on Fentanyl: The Deadliest Drug Crisis in America
“The Chinese government itself is largely complicit in promoting this industry. You can destabilize a country with drugs like this. They're intended to replicate the effect of the natural cat plant and they're most famous as bath salts.”
Ever wondered how fentanyl became the most lethal drug in America? In this eye-opening episode of 'Collateral Damage', hosts Maureen Cavanagh and Michael Wilson sit down with investigative journalist Ben Westhoff. He's the author of 'Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic', and he brings some chilling insights into the conversation. Westhoff takes listeners through his deep dive into the Chinese fentanyl trade, revealing how rogue chemists are fueling this crisis.
He doesn’t just stop at the 'how'; he digs into the 'why' and 'what now'. You'll hear about the role of the Chinese government and the staggering impact on U.S. communities. The discussion isn’t all doom and gloom, though. Westhoff and the hosts explore potential solutions, like making Narcan widely available and considering supervised injection sites. They even question if it's time to rethink the war on drugs altogether.
If you're looking to understand the complexities of this epidemic and explore actionable solutions, this episode is a must-listen.
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