Fentanyl: The Drug Deadlier than Heroin
This feature doc follows the lives of people in Alberta affected by the powerful opioid fentanyl. The underlying source of the fentanyl crisis in Canada traces back to 2012, when the notorious prescribed painkiller OxyContin was pulled from pharmacy shelves in lieu of a "safer" alternative, OxyNeo. This was the point in time when counterfeit fentanyl disguised as fake OxyContin pills arose, proliferated, and sparked a full-on crisis in the country—with Canada's west being a major epicentre.
Courtesy of VICE Asia on YouTube. Watch on YouTube ↗
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