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Who Invented Fentanyl, and How Did It Become a Crisis?

Who Invented Fentanyl, and How Did It Become a Crisis?

Part-Time Genius · iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope

June 22, 202523m 26s

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Show Notes

Nowadays we often hear about fentanyl in the context of the opioid epidemic. But it began as a medical breakthrough, created by a pharmaceutical genius who was once ranked the second-best Belgian of all time. In this excerpt from the podcast Panic World, Mango and producer Mary explain fentanyl’s fascinating origin story—and the chemistry that makes it such a lucrative investment for cartels.

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