Opium to fentanyl: Do we keep falling for the same lie?
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SocietyGlobal issues
Clare Trelawny-Gower | Katja Sterzik
September 5, 2026
What if the opioid crisis isn't new, but history repeating itself? Some of the world's deadliest drugs began as medicine. From opium to heroin, OxyContin to fentanyl, we trace how miracle cures become global crises.