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Mexican President Says Fentanyl Crisis Caused by 'Lack of Hugs' Among US Families
Mexican President Says Fentanyl Crisis Caused by 'Lack of Hugs' Among US Families
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made controversial comments regarding the fentanyl overdose crisis in the US by suggesting that the crisis is due to a breakdown of family values in the US.
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López Obrador has faced criticism from US officials for his comments, which some have called insensitive and unhelpful in addressing the crisis. However, he has stood by his claims that Mexico's close-knit family values have helped to protect the country from the wave of fentanyl overdoses.Despite López Obrador's denial that Mexico produces fentanyl, US authorities estimate that the majority of illegal fentanyl is produced in clandestine labs in Mexico. The drug is often pressed into counterfeit pills that resemble other medications.López Obrador also argued in favour of a Mexican-US ban on using fentanyl in medicine. Although little of the drug crosses leaks hospitals.Experts blame Mexican cartels for trafficking the synthetic opioid, which is responsible for around 70,000 overdose deaths per year in the US, according to recent statistics. The cartels are said to make significant profits from the US market, leading them to focus their efforts on that region rather than their home market in Mexico.The US government has been working to address the crisis, with actions including considerations of designating Mexican drug gangs as terrorist organizations.
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Mexican President Says Fentanyl Crisis Caused by 'Lack of Hugs' Among US Families
00:51 GMT 19.03.2023 (Updated: 02:58 GMT 19.03.2023) Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made controversial comments on Friday regarding the fentanyl overdose crisis in the US. López Obrador suggested that the crisis is due to a breakdown of family values in the US, claiming that American parents do not hug their children enough, while denying that Mexico produces fentanyl.
López Obrador has faced criticism from US officials for his comments, which some have called insensitive and unhelpful in addressing the crisis. However, he has stood by his claims that Mexico's close-knit family values have helped to protect the country from the wave of fentanyl overdoses.
"There is a lot of disintegration of families, there is a lot of individualism, there is a lack of love, of brotherhood, of hugs and embraces," said López Obrador. "That is why they [US official] should be dedicating funds to address the causes."
Despite López Obrador's denial that Mexico produces fentanyl, US authorities estimate that the majority of illegal fentanyl is
produced in clandestine labs in Mexico. The drug is often pressed into counterfeit pills that resemble other medications.
López Obrador also argued in favour of a Mexican-US ban on using fentanyl in medicine. Although little of the drug crosses leaks hospitals.
15 December 2022, 04:17 GMT
Experts blame Mexican cartels for trafficking the synthetic opioid, which is responsible for around
70,000 overdose deaths per year in the US, according to recent statistics. The cartels are said to make significant profits from the US market, leading them to
focus their efforts on that region rather than their home market in Mexico.
The US government has been working to address the crisis, with actions including considerations of
designating Mexican drug gangs as terrorist organizations.
