![Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, October 2021. America has been hit hard by the opioid crisis. A record number, nearly 100.000 people died in 2020. One of the most dead;y drugs is Fentanyl, artificial heroin that is stronger and already available in consumer portions of five USD and that has completely replaced heroin that is hardly available on the streets. One of the epicenters of the drug pandemic is Kensington Avenue in North Philadelphia, between the subway stops Huntingdon and Allegheny on the elevated Market-Frankford subway / metro Line. A population of a few thousands addicts roam the streets, Several people a day die from overdosing. Aid workers try with opioid blocker Narcan to revive unconscious people. The Fentanyl is often diluted with tranquilizers such as Ketamin. (Photo by Teun Voeten/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2021-09-30T143650Z_1296185599_MT1SIPA00068K4PS_RTRMADP_3_SIPA-USA.jpg?quality=75&w=1000)
Pharmaceutical & Drug Policy
China’s role in the US fentanyl crisis
![Department of Homeland Security police officers clear Black Lives Matter protesters from Terry Shrunk Plaza in Portland, Ore., on August 22, 2020. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2020-08-22T000000Z_1248701807_MT1SIPA000O3XXT0_RTRMADP_3_SIPA-USA.jpg?quality=75&w=500)
Terrorism & Extremism
Countering organized violence in the United States
![The U.S. Capitol is seen beyond a seagull on February 23, 2023, as a heat wave brings record-setting high temperatures to the Washington, D.C. region. (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-02-23T000000Z_4934042_MT1NURPHO000YUC0CR_RTRMADP_3_U-S-CAPITOL-DURING-HEAT-WAVE.jpg?quality=75&w=500)
Media & Journalism
An information strategy for the United States
![Health care costs](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/shutterstock_514794778.jpg?quality=75&w=500)
Health Care Policy
Lowering unaffordable costs: Legislative solutions to increase transparency and competition in health care