As the Apprentice-in-Chief likes to constantly point out, the US is #1. Among nations the US has the highest proportion of drug-related deaths in the world, per capita. Opioid deaths account for seventy per cent of overdose deaths in the US. The opiod epidemic is marked by a progression of more powerful drugs hitting the streets. Beginning with prescription and natural opioids and methadone [yellow], these were followed by an increase in heroine use [orange], then the even more powerful synthetic opiods, fentanyl and tramadol. [red] Only 1-2 mg of fentanyl is a fatal dose. Now a drug at street level, called carfentanil, originally developed as a veterinary tranquilizer, is 100x more potent than fentanyl. The dose for a adult African elephant is listed as 13mg, about the size of a dime. This cheap, dangerous drug is used by dealers to cut heroin. Can 'Merica afford a reality-TV president? NOT.
US COVID-19 DEATHS (EST.): 210,000