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Most heroin in U.S. now comes across Mexican border, Rob Portman says
By Nadia Pflaum on Monday, March 14th, 2016 at 1:24 p.m.
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman has been busy in Washington touting the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act in response to a shocking number of heroin overdoses in Ohio.
The bill just passed in the Senate, 94-1. (Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse was the sole "nay," saying he believes that fighting addiction is a local issue.)
Ohio ranks high on the list of states reeling from the national epidemic. In Montgomery County, which encompasses Dayton, Ohio, heroin-related deaths increased 225 percent between 2011 and 2015.
Back in the 1970s, the heroin on U.S. streets was the "black tar" variety, and much of it came from southeast Asia. In 2010, 80 percent of the heroin in the world came from poppy fields in Afghanistan, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
So when Portman said that most of the heroin in America comes from Mexico’s border, we were skeptical.
Portman, it turns out, has done his homework. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Drug Threat Assessment of 2015 says that Mexico is the primary supplier of heroin to the United States. https://www.politifact.com/ohio/sta...man/most-heroin-us-comes-over-mexican-border/
Where Do Opioids Come From: Cartels, China, or Neighbors
delphihealthgroup.com/blog/where-do-opioids-come...
Among heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioids, the opioid crisis continues to be a major threat to the lives and health of Americans. But where do opioids come from? The answers include Mexican cartels, Chinese manufacturers, and even your next door neighbor.
By Nadia Pflaum on Monday, March 14th, 2016 at 1:24 p.m.
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman has been busy in Washington touting the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act in response to a shocking number of heroin overdoses in Ohio.
The bill just passed in the Senate, 94-1. (Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse was the sole "nay," saying he believes that fighting addiction is a local issue.)
Ohio ranks high on the list of states reeling from the national epidemic. In Montgomery County, which encompasses Dayton, Ohio, heroin-related deaths increased 225 percent between 2011 and 2015.
Back in the 1970s, the heroin on U.S. streets was the "black tar" variety, and much of it came from southeast Asia. In 2010, 80 percent of the heroin in the world came from poppy fields in Afghanistan, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
So when Portman said that most of the heroin in America comes from Mexico’s border, we were skeptical.
Portman, it turns out, has done his homework. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Drug Threat Assessment of 2015 says that Mexico is the primary supplier of heroin to the United States. https://www.politifact.com/ohio/sta...man/most-heroin-us-comes-over-mexican-border/
Where Do Opioids Come From: Cartels, China, or Neighbors
delphihealthgroup.com/blog/where-do-opioids-come...
Among heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioids, the opioid crisis continues to be a major threat to the lives and health of Americans. But where do opioids come from? The answers include Mexican cartels, Chinese manufacturers, and even your next door neighbor.