The White House says seizures of fentanyl shipments from China to the U.S. dropped significantly after Beijing issued a similar notice in 2019. “I think for the supply chain of fentanyl precursors, we can also solve it,” he said. China, which has strict drug policies, argues that the U.S. and other top consumers of fentanyl — all of them high-income countries — also have to address their own failure to suppress domestic demand. “There is a strong desire among the Chinese to support and help Americans get rid of the crisis,” he said. China had made such talks contingent on the lifting of U.S. trade sanctions on a Chinese government lab, which Washington did shortly after the Biden-Xi meeting. Overdose is a serious concern with fentanyl, particularly since it is often combined with other substances including alcohol. The availability of buprenorphine and other treatments has helped significant numbers of people to get a grip on their addiction, although it does not work for methamphetamines. If they’re doing that in their home, it’s not like being in a regulated laboratory where pharmaceutical drugs are being made, packaged, and distributed. The White House says seizures of fentanyl shipments from China to the […]