The mafia isn’t keeping fentanyl out of Europe – the lack of demand is

Fentanyl-related deaths are far higher in the US than they are in Europe. JFontan / Shutterstock Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are still the single biggest driver of overdose deaths in the US. They were involved in around 38,000 of the roughly 70,000 deaths recorded in 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Europe’s figures are of...