To all our incredible supporters, families, and friends — THANK YOU for walking with us in this battle against fentanyl. Your strength and dedication have already made a tremendous impact, and now we need your voices more than ever.
Facing Fentanyl has taken a bold step by filing a 301 trade case with the USTR to combat the flow of deadly fentanyl precursors from China into the U.S. This is a pivotal moment for all of us. We have the chance to take our fight to the world stage and demand action to stop the destruction fentanyl has caused to our families, economy, public health, and national security.
Over the coming days, we will share updates and key facts about this case. We need every single voice to join us in support of this monumental effort. Please take a moment to submit your name and information through the link below to officially show your support for Facing Fentanyl and this critical fight against the CCP’s precursor pipeline.
Whether you’ve personally been affected by this crisis or are a concerned American standing with us, every voice matters. Let’s show the world we are united in this effort!
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The PRC—its government and companies—is engaged in a devastating and unrelenting attack on the United States
through the export of illicit fentanyl, a lethal poison. There is ample literature—objective and unrefuted studies—that demonstrate just how much the PRC’s exports of fentanyl have devastated and continue to devastate America’s economy, communities, and citizens. By best estimate, over 97 percent of the illicit fentanyl present in the United States originated from the PRC. Illicit fentanyl is often specifically engineered by PRC entities to kill and kill rapidly, and it is dramatically different that medicinal fentanyl used by hospitals and medical professionals for pain treatment. Illicit PRC fentanyl is additionally specifically engineered to be odorless and tasteless so it is impossible to detect without testing—which enables its mass distribution and use. Many individuals consume illicit fentanyl without knowledge (i.e., without realizing that it is included in a product), while others intentionally use fentanyl because of its powerful potency. Illicit fentanyl is present in approximately 75 percent of all drug deaths annually, and some states have identified even higher rates of death due to illicit fentanyl. For example, in 2022 approximately 90% of drug related deaths in New Hampshire and Washington state involved illicit fentanyl poisoning.
The PRC must be held accountable for continuing mass killings and the economic destruction that its fentanyl-promoting policies are weaking on the U.S. broadly, including in communities and families. The PRC’s efforts to date—including the recent undertaking to finally control fentanyl chemicals that the PRC was already required to control by international obligations—have been described by industry experts as “little more than a public-relations stunt,” and are insufficient to stop the PRC’s offending practices. Administration officials have acknowledged that “the PRC can do a lot more,” and it is incumbent of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) to exercise its authority to ensure that the PRC does do more.