This event will be webcast live on WOLA’s website 3:00-5:00 ET/2:00-4:00 CT

On average, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. Illicitly produced synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and its analogues are playing an increasing role in this crisis, with fatal overdoses attributed to such drugs soaring from less than 3,000 in 2012 to more than 28,000 in 2017.

The Trump administration has claimed that a crackdown on illicit Chinese manufacturing of fentanyl and construction of a “wall” on the U.S.-Mexico border will stem the flow of illegal drugs and save lives.

What can actually be achieved by efforts to curtail supplies of opioids overseas and at the border? What domestic policies can make the biggest difference in reducing drug overdose deaths, especially in view of the growing role of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids?

Please join WOLA as we explore the scope of the U.S. overdose problem and the best mix of policies to address it, overseas and at home.

Speakers

Queen Adesuyi 
Policy Coordinator, Office of National Affairs
Drug Policy Alliance

Andrea López
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
Researcher, Center for Substance Abuse Research
University of Maryland

Bryce Pardo
Associate Policy Researcher
RAND Corporation

Peter Reuter
Professor, School of Public Policy and Department of Criminology
University of Maryland

Moderator

John Walsh
Director for Drug Policy and the Andes
Washington Office on Latin America

This event will be webcast live on WOLA’s website 3:00-5:00 ET/2:00-4:00 CT

Contact:
Francis Torres
WOLA Communications Assistant
+1 (202) 797-2171