A Flood of New, Deadlier Drugs
5/26/202627 min
As America is beginning to wrap its arms around the fentanyl crisis, a new kind of drug epidemic is emerging. It is faster, more addictive, more lethal and powered by synthetic drugs — substances that can be made almost anywhere.
Azam Ahmed, an international investigative correspondent, explains how these drugs are beginning to take hold and brings us inside the effort to do something about it.
Guest: Azam Ahmed, an international investigative correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- No pills or needles, just paper: This is how deadly drugs are changing.
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First 90 secondsNatalie Kitroeff· Host0:01
Hey, I'm Tracy Mumford. There is a lot happening right now. The Headlines podcast from The New York Times will catch you up on the latest in 10 minutes or less. We'll take you inside breaking news and big investigations from the Times newsroom, plus bring you the stories that make you go, "Huh, whoa, I didn't know that." Listen to our show, The Headlines, every weekday morning wherever you get your podcasts. From The New York Times, I'm Natalie Kitroeff. This is The Daily. Just as America is beginning to wrap its arms around the fentanyl crisis, a new kind of drug epidemic is emerging. It's faster, more addictive, and far more lethal, and what's driving it are new types of synthetic drugs, substances that can be made almost anywhere, altered endlessly, trafficked easily, and then consumed in just about any form imaginable. Today, my colleague Azam Ahmed explains how these deadlier drugs are beginning to take hold and brings us inside one effort to do something about it. It's Tuesday, May 26th.