Fentanyl - From the Labs to the Streets

This book provides a multidisciplinary analysis of the fentanyl supply chain, discussing the nature of criminal and state actors and the links between regions around the globe. Fentanyl will be an excellent resource to students and researchers across the social sciences.

List of contents

Introduction: General Trends Part 1: The United States and the Fentanyl Supply Chain 1. The Brief History of Fentanyl 2. The Politics of Confronting the Fentanyl Epidemic in the United States 3. From the Birthplace of America to Killadelphia: Fentanyl and the changing face of illicit drug markets in Philadelphia 4. Treating Fentanyl Addiction 5. Effective Correctional Responses to Fentanyl: The Case for Drug Courts Part 2: Mexico and Its Role in Illicit Fentanyl Manufacturing 6. Fentanyl in Mexico 7. The Fentanyl Disruption: Guerrero, Organized Crime, and Opium 8. A Small Piece of the Puzzle: Countering the Fentanyl Epidemic at the U.S.-Mexico Border 9. The Emergence of Fentanyl in Tijuana: Implementing New Public Health Interventions 10. Beyond the China-Mexico-United States Axis: The Problem of Fentanyl in Latin America Part 3: The Pharmaceutical Industries, Criminal Actors, and Regulatory Frameworks in Europe China, and India 11. Fentanyl in Latin America: is the crisis coming? 12. Understanding the Illicit Flows of Fentanyl from China to the U.S. 13. Regulation, Law Enforcement, and International Cooperation on the Fentanyl Trade Between China, the United States and Mexico 14. Fentanyl in India Part 4: Europe, Fentanyl, and Multilateral Frameworks 15. Fentanyl and International Drug Policy: Towards a Diplomacy to Save Lives. Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan D. (New Jersey City University Rosen
• Assisted by: Sebastián A. Cutrona (Editor), Rosen Jonathan D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 16.07.2025
• EAN: 9781041052319
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4105231-9
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, LAW / Drugs & the Law, International Economics, Public Administration, Organized crime, Political Economy, Public health & preventive medicine, Legal aspects of criminology, Public health and preventive medicine, International Trade, Criminology: legal aspects