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Subject: Ben Shapiro Shows How Biden Has Made Fentanyl Crisis Worse In New Docu-Series Episode
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Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro visited one of America’s forgotten 
cities devastated by the fentanyl crisis to speak with family members of 
people who have died from drug overdoses in the latest episode of his docu-
series, “The Divided States of Biden.” 

In the episode, Shapiro traveled to Camden, New Jersey, a city that has been 
completely ravaged by drugs, overdose deaths, and homelessness. He spoke with 
those who have been negatively impacted and why advocates are demanding that 
the Biden administration do more to fight the spread of fentanyl throughout 
America. 

“In the heart of America’s towns and cities, a silent crisis brews, one that 
knows no boundaries, spares no community, and leaves a trail of devastation 
in its wake,” Shapiro said. “The fentanyl crisis has become America’s 
deadliest drug epidemic, claiming lives with unprecedented potency and 
stealth. Behind the statistics lie the real stories of loss and despair, and 
a growing sense of abandonment by those who know that Joe Biden and his 
administration have not done nearly enough to protect American citizens.”

	China sends it to Mexico. The Mexican drug cartels move it across 
	our border. 100,000+ Americans die of fentanyl poisoning every year – 
	it kills more Americans 18-45 than any other cause. This is the on-
	the-ground story of America’s silent epidemic – an act of war against 
	the… pic.twitter.com/nml57CtMJw

	— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 25, 2024

The episode “Fentanyl: America’s Silent Epidemic” features interviews with 
advocates, lawmakers, and investigators who have dug into the worsening 
crisis. It was released on Sunday on DailyWire+. 

Fentanyl overdoses have skyrocketed in recent years, rising from just 3,000 
in 2013 to more than 73,000 in 2022. Death by fentanyl overdose is, by many 
estimates, the leading cause of death for those ages 18 to 45. To get a 
firsthand look at the crisis, Shapiro went to Kensington Avenue in Camden, 
where drug use is rampant and out in the open. Shapiro said that once someone 
enters the area, “all hell breaks loose.” 

“It’s just miles of drug addicts, people who are missing limbs and toes and 
fingers,” Shapiro said. “You’re seeing people who are bent over at the waist 
because the drugs have done such horrific things to their body they’re not 
capable of standing up straight. It looks like something out of ‘The Walking 
Dead.’”

During the episode, Shapiro spoke with several women who lost family members 
to drug overdoses. They are now advocates for cracking down on those who 
distribute illicit drugs and called on the Biden administration to do more to 
shut down the flow of drugs coming over the U.S. southern border. 

April Babcock, whose son Austen died of fentanyl poisoning, said Biden’s 
border policies are a “punch” to her face. 

“I thought the sitting president is supposed to put Americans first,” she 
told Shapiro. “He has given operational control to the Mexican cartels. 
That’s exactly what he’s done.”

Shapiro agreed, saying that decisive action was needed to stop the flow of 
fentanyl across the border. 

“It’s simply not in China’s and Mexico’s interest to stop the fentanyl 
trafficking, which means that absent strong American action, nothing is going 
to get done,” Shapiro said. “Solutions like increased funding for detection 
technology at our border or say, you know, shutting down the border itself 
haven’t been tried either. All of this information leads to the same 
conclusion: Joe Biden is unserious about fentanyl, and people are dying in 
unprecedented numbers because of it.”

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