This Drug Makes $60B a Year—and It’s Killing Us

Fentanyl is now the most profitable drug in America, generating an estimated $40 to $60 billion annually from U.S. demand alone. That’s more than cocaine, meth, heroin, and marijuana combined. But were cartels always this powerful? And how did fentanyl become the most dangerous—and lucrative—product in history? This breakdown reveals the money, the history, and the terrifying scale of the crisis.