Forty years after the drug boom of 'Miami Vice,' a cocaine comeback in the Chicago area is vexing law enforcement and putting users in danger with supply tainted by fentanyl.
Cocaine is once again the drug of choice in Chicago and many suburbs, and supply tainted with fentanyl is making it deadlier than ever.Forty years after the drug boom of "Miami Vice," cocaine is making a comeback in the Chicago are. Now the drug of choice, it is vexing law enforcement and crushing the loved ones of drug users who may not know what they are taking until it's too late.
"The UN Office on Drugs and Crime notes that cocaine trafficking is also diversifying with new hubs, routes, groups and modalities," said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations. Public health data released by Will County on social media shows that in 2022 the county recorded 64 cocaine-related deaths. So far in 2023, there are at least 11.
In Cook County, an I-Team data analysis revealed a steady increase in cocaine as the primary cause of death since 2015. So far in 2023, more than 160 people have been lost to cocaine-related deaths, and last year nearly 80% of cocaine-related deaths also involved fentanyl.West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force
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