The sun sets in Kensington, a Philadelphia neighbourhood severely hit by the influx of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Photo: Xinyan Yu

Streets of Philadelphia: Those caught in US fentanyl crisis say solutions lie at home, not in China

Trump administration has focused on Chinese production of the synthetic opioid
But users in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighbourhood say the real fight is demand, not supply

Topic | Fentanyl and other opioids

Owen Churchill

Published: 10:01pm, 25 Jan, 2019

Updated: 2:21am, 6 Apr, 2019

The sun sets in Kensington, a Philadelphia neighbourhood severely hit by the influx of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Photo: Xinyan Yu

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Owen Churchill

Owen joined the Post as US correspondent in 2018 after several years working as a reporter and editor in China. He covers US-China relations, trade, and wider issues concerning China's global presence. A co-founder of the Shanghai-based news outlet Sixth Tone, he is an alumnus of London's School of Oriental and African Studies and Fudan University in Shanghai.