December 15, 2025
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Experts assess Trump’s declaration of fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction

There is no doubt that, in the wrong circumstances, fentanyl can be an agent of mass destruction. In the last decade, the ultra-potent synthetic opioid has caused hundreds of thousands of Americans to die by overdose, shattering families, shortening life expectancy, and destabilizing the economy in the process. 

But is fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction? 

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