Seattle's fentanyl problem

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Fecha: 26 June 2025
Nombre del archivo: Seattle's fentanyl problem
Descripción: Seattle, United States — June 2025. On the streets of this northwestern city, as in other states across the country, fentanyl is widespread. In plain sight, without hiding, visible to the ordinary passerby heading to work each day, they appear—on a street corner or in an alley—the “zombies.” They suffer the effects and consequences of an addictive drug: a synthetic analgesic 50 times more potent than heroin, considered responsible for the rise in drug-related deaths in the United States and now a major political and public health problem. In December 2025, Donald Trump classified this drug as a weapon of mass destruction. Photo: Pablo Elías/ UNAR AGENCY
Publicado por: UNAR PHOTO
Galería: United States-Fentanyl problem
Título: Seattle's fentanyl problem
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Crédito: Pablo Elias/ UNAR AGENCY
Derechos de autor: Pablo Elias/ UNAR AGENCY
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Seattle, United States — June 2025.On the streets of this northwestern city, as in other states across the country, fentanyl is widespread. In plain sight, without hiding, visible to the ordinary passerby heading to work each day, they appear—on a street corner or in an alley—the “zombies.” They suffer the effects and consequences of an addictive drug: a synthetic analgesic 50 times more potent than heroin, considered responsible for the rise in drug-related deaths in the United States and now a major political and public health problem. In December 2025, Donald Trump classified this drug as a weapon of mass destruction.Credito: Pablo Elías/ UNAR AGENCY

Aditional info: Patricia (27), Drew (23), and CJ (23) live in Seattle, their hometown. They started using fentanyl, which they obtain illegally from a dealer. One suffers from back pain due to a car accident, another because he had been using drugs since adolescence until he ended up using fentanyl, and the third because of depression.

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