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Heroin Can Be Shipped To The U.S. Via The Postal Service. It's Time We Do Something About It.

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

by Independent Journal Review Senator Portman

Every day, poison is being shipped from China and other nations into our communities through our mail system.

Synthetic forms of heroin like fentanyl, carfentanil, and U-4 are pouring into this country. These drugs are even more deadly than heroin - 50 times more toxic in some cases. Fentanyl is so powerful that all it takes is two milligrams - the equivalent of a pinch of salt - to kill you.

http://ijr.com/opinion/2017/04/265162-portman-start-addressing-americas-fentanyl-crisis-stop-act-heroin/