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The ongoing opioid epidemic in the U.S. is just a glimpse of a complex ecosystem characterized by the interaction of multifaceted actors from various countries around the world cooperating across different stages of the global supply chain. In Fentanyl: From the Labs to the Streets, twenty-one experts provide a comprehensive multidisciplinary analysis of the fentanyl supply chain, guiding the reader through the complex supply chain, the nature of criminal and state actors, and the linkages between different regions around the globe. Four parts divide the book, each one showcasing a relevant phase within the global fentanyl supply chain as well as the main mechanisms and processes shaping them. The chapters analyze the fentanyl trade from different levels of analysis while also maintaining synergies between chapters in their treatment of similar, interwoven issues related to the various phases of the fentanyl supply chain, the role of criminal organizations, and some law enforcement practices. Fentanyl will be an excellent resource to students and researchers across the social sciences and particularly in political science, international relations, and criminology. It will also appeal to scholars working on drug policy, epidemiology, illegal markets, organized crime, and policing.

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By connecting the essential work of fifteen renowned authors, Sebastián Cutrona and Jonathan Rosen depict comprehensively a human tragedy worldwide. Fentanyl: From the Labs to the Streets is a must-read text to understand and fix a dire reality. Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, George Mason University This is an important contribution to studies of the international drug trade providing broad and interlocking new insights into the fentanyl trade. This will be an important reference point for scholars and students of drug trafficking in the first half of the Twenty-First Century. Enrique Desmond Arias, Marxe Chair of Western Hemisphere Studies, Baruch College This volume is a timely and comprehensive examination of the fentanyl crisis in all its dimensions. Jonathan Rosen and Sebastián Cutrona have given us a stellar collection of research-based pieces and essays that show the phenomenon's current complexity. From its recent history to the public health consequences to the political maneuvering that has prevented sound policy responses, Fentanyl, from labs to the streets shows that high demand for the product will continue to make this a thriving business for criminal organizations as long as we continue ignoring the human agonies feeding its demand. José Miguel Cruz, Florida International University

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