Ucwaningo olusha oluhlola idatha yokuthathwa kwezidakamizwa ezisebenza ngokusemthethweni e-Ohio kusukela ngo-2014 kuya ku-2019 lithole ukuthi izidakamizwa ezibulalayo ezibandakanya i-methamphetamine noma i-cocaine, noma zombili, kungenzeka zibulale ngenxa yokuzibandakanya kwe-fentanyl ekhiqizwa ngokungemthetho esikhundleni sokubandakanyeka kwezikhuthazi ezingekho emthethweni zodwa. .
"Esikutholile kukhombisa ukuthi ukufa kwabantu ngokweqile e-Ohio okubandakanya izikhuthazi ezingekho emthethweni - i-cocaine ne-methamphetamine - empeleni bekungagqugquzelwa ukwanda kwesabelo semakethe salezo zikhuthazi," kusho uJon E. Zibbell, Ph.D., usosayensi omkhulu kwa-RTI International. kanye nombhali oholayo wocwaningo. "Lolu cwaningo lukhombisa ukuthi i-fentanyl isigcwele kangakanani ekuhlinzekweni kwezidakamizwa ezingekho emthethweni nokuthi idatha ye-supply side ingasiza kanjani ekuxazululeni lokho okuyiyona nto eyenza abantu bafe ngenxa ye-overdose."
Ithimba locwaningo lisebenzise idatha yokuthathwa kwezidakamizwa ehlolwe ilebhu njengommeleli wokunikezwa kwezidakamizwa ezingekho emthethweni futhi layiqhathanisa nedatha yokweqisa okudakayo okubandakanya izikhuthazi ezingekho emthethweni ukuze lifinyelele esiphethweni salo.
Ngokocwaningo, izikhuthazi ezingekho emthethweni zazingavamile ukutholwa zihlanganiswe ne-fentanyl. Kodwa-ke, ukwanda kokuquleka okuqukethe kokubili izikhuthazi ezingekho emthethweni kanye ne-fentanyl kwakuhlotshaniswa kakhulu namazinga okufa kwe-overdose ehilelekile evuselelayo, okuphakamisa ukuthi abathengi bezikhuthazi ezingekho emthethweni bangase bachayeke kakhulu ku-fentanyl bengazi.
“Kunzima ukugcizelela ngokweqile ubungozi obukhulayo bokusebenzisa izikhuthazi ezingekho emthethweni phakathi nobhubhane lwe-fentanyl,” kwengeza uZibbell. “Abantu abasebenzisa i-cocaine ne-methamphetamine benza kanjalo belindele ukuthi lezi zikhuthazi aziqukethe i-fentanyl engekho emthethweni, kodwa ngeshwa lokho kuya ngokuya kulindelwe okungenangqondo. Okubi nakakhulu, abathengi abavuselelayo ngokuvamile abantu abangawasebenzisi ama-opioid futhi abangenakho ukubekezelelana, okusho ukuthi basengozini enkulu yokweqisa kwe-opioid futhi cishe abakulungele ukuphendula ekusetshenzisweni kwe-opioid uma kwenzeka. "
Ucwaningo luphinde lusekele okutholwe ngaphambilini kokuthi inkinga evuselelayo engekho emthethweni ayiyona inkambiso efanayo kodwa ihlanganisa izinkinga ezimbili ezihlukene nezigqagqene ezihlanganisa kokubili i-cocaine ne-methamphetamine. Okutholakele kusikisela ukuthi i-cocaine ithinta ngokulinganayo abantu abamnyama noma abantu base-Afrika baseMelika abahlala emadolobheni amakhulu naphakathi nendawo, kuyilapho i-methamphetamine ithinta abaMhlophe abahlala kumametro amancane nasezindaweni zasemakhaya.
Ukuqonda ukuthi uhlanga, indawo kanye namaketanga okuhlinzeka ngokungemthetho ahlangana kanjani kungasiza izikhungo zezempilo zomphakathi ukubhekana nezinhlangothi zombili zenkinga evuselelayo engekho emthethweni futhi ziphendule ngempumelelo ezidingweni zezempilo zezakhamuzi zasemadolobheni nezasemaphandleni ngokufanayo, kuphawula ababhali bocwaningo.
Ababhali baphetha ngokuncoma izikhungo zezempilo zomphakathi ukuthi zikhuphule ubungozi bokusetshenziswa ngokweqile kwezidakamizwa okwamanje okubangelwa yi-cocaine. Bagomela ngokuthi iphrofayela yobungozi ye-cocaine kufanele ibekwe endaweni elinganayo noma enkulu uma iqhathaniswa ne-methamphetamine ukuze imilayezo yokuvimbela iqondaniswe ngokunembe kakhudlwana nedatha yokufa kwabantu abaningi ngokweqile futhi igqamisa umthelela ongalingani we-cocaine empilweni yemiphakathi yasemadolobheni enombala.
