On Tuesday, Claudia Sheinbaum explained that her government is analyzing the new declaration from the Donald Trump administration regarding fentanyl, however, she debated the stance by pointing out that to address drug consumption, the root causes must first be tackled. «You cannot address the issue of consumption without a policy aimed at addressing the causes, and fentanyl also has a legal use, as it is used as an anesthetic,» she stated. Yesterday, Trump signed an executive order in which he claimed that «no bomb does what this is doing: 200,000, 300,000 people are dying every year, as far as we know.» «We are going to analyze exactly what implications this has,» the president responded when questioned about the Trump administration's position, which was made public yesterday and classifies fentanyl as a «weapon of mass destruction.» But before reaching any conclusions, the president was emphatic: «Our vision for how to address drug consumption is different. Of course, crimes must be addressed, for which there is a prosecutor and judges, but the root causes of drug consumption must also be addressed.» China imposes licenses for exporting fentanyl chemicals to Mexico, US, and Canada. She noted that drug consumption is linked to factors such as mental health, attachment, values, family, education, and addressing the causes. With this new action, it is presumed that the powers of the US government to combat the synthetic opioid are expanding.
