Why Chinese Fentanyl Factories Are Making Peptides Now

The world’s biggest chemical industry is in China. For years, Chinese factories have also been a major producer of ingredients used to make fentanyl, the synthetic opioid that has contributed to thousands of deaths in the U.S. After a recent crackdown in China, WSJ’s Patricia Kowsmann (wsj.com/news/author/patricia-kowsmann?mod=WSJ_…) reports that some of those same factories are now entering a new booming U.S. market (wsj.com/health/wellness/boys-peptides-stacks-l…): bootleg peptides (wsj.com/health/pharma/chinese-makers-of-fentan…). Imani Moise (wsj.com/news/author/imani-moise?mod=WSJ_TJPOD) hosts.

Further Listening:

- Peptides Are Everywhere. Businesses Are Cashing In. (open.spotify.com/episode/3w9PLe5ZTI40OhcwyW6hx…)

- How Cocaine is Flooding in Europe (open.spotify.com/episode/0U8ijdaGXbaqFzb80FhFv…)

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