The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known as Amlo, claimed that the United States had lost its sense of family because parents did not allow their children to live at home for an extended period. He also claimed that this led to an increase in fentanyl, synthetic opioids, and overdose cases.
Amlo added that the rise was caused by a lack of “hugs” and “embraces” among family members.
“There is a lot of family breakdown, a lot of individualism, a lack of love, a lack of brotherhood, a lack of hugs and embraces. That is why they [US officials] should be allocating resources to deal with the causes,” Amlo said, just days after some Republican lawmakers urged the Joe Biden administration to approve using military force in Mexico to combat the country’s drug gangs amid a spike in US drug overdoses.
According to the Guardian, fentanyl is manufactured in Mexico and accounts for over 70,000 overdose deaths annually in the United States.
“I am aware that my medication is very potent and will lead to dependence. And that’s what I want,” Amlo said, reiterating that Mexico does not have an overdose crisis because of its strong family values.
The Mexican president also asserted last week that the United States and Canada were receiving more fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, than Mexico.
