Letters: January 2025
Readers discuss the fentanyl problem, ethanol regulations and Reading’s continuing success
Illicit fentanyl: still the perfect storm
News of fentanyl impacts upon the US make headlines almost daily. Deaths and death rates continue to increase. Reports of US Border Patrol seizures of fentanyl are increasing. Relationships with foreign countries and individuals which are involved in fentanyl synthesis or smuggling intermingle with immigration, crime and cost.
Sad reports of losing very talented people by fentanyl, such as TV entertainers, sport figures and musicians appear too often. Some took fentanyl in combination with other drugs, often unknowingly.
Many people are generally aware that there is a fentanyl problem in the US, but not its magnitude. Quantifying a problem is often a good way to clarify it.