Tag: drug overdoses

Biden Puts IRS Funding Ahead of Military and Border Security

Commentary Everyone should be deeply troubled by the recent report that the Army is on pace to miss its recruiting goal by dozens of thousands of troops and by the report that followed a few days later, alleging that the Border Patrol is running short of agents in Arizona and Texas. The border is so…


Law Enforcement Experts Weigh in on Solution to Record Numbers of US Overdose Deaths

The United States had a record number of drug overdose deaths in 2021, despite a decades-long effort to curb the illicit drug market. The solution to this epidemic is hotly contested, with some saying it is necessary to legalize illicit drugs, to weaken drug cartels, and others want to keep illicit drugs illegal but get…


5 Ways to Deal With Despair

Despair can be a killer. As an example, drug overdose deaths in the United States increased by 25 percent from May 2020 through April 2021, sending more than 100,000 Americans to the grave. Whatever sparked this rise in casualties, we can rest assured that most of those who died were living without confidence or faith in the…


California Authorities Seize Enough Fentanyl to Kill 20 Million Americans

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) on April 23 seized a massive quantity of the deadly opioid fentanyl—enough to kill millions of American citizens. “ACSO detectives and their partners at the Narcotics Task Force recovered 92.5 pounds of illicit fentanyl at locations in Oakland and Hayward. That’s 42,000 grams that were headed for the streets…


Up From Rock Bottom: Recovery From a National Overdose Epidemic

Commentary WILLS, Pennsylvania—Andrew Ayers is busy working on loading and unloading several machines at Guy Chemical—a massive, 30,000-square-foot industrial facility that sits tucked along the border of a tiny unincorporated town in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. People call Ayers one of the lucky ones for surviving his addiction to both heroin and methamphetamine, but he says…


Arizona Drug Bust Nets 1.7 Million Deadly Fentanyl Tablets, Fake Pills

A joint federal and local drug task force seized in mid-December a record 1.7 million fentanyl pills in a sweeping crackdown on illegal drugs entering the United States from Mexico. “As U.S. overdose deaths reach a devastating new height, claiming a new victim every five minutes, the (federal) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has revealed a…


San Francisco Drug Overdose Deaths Nearly Triple COVID

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—San Francisco continues to face a drug overdose epidemic. The number of overdose deaths nearly tripled that of COVID deaths in 2020. The city’s data reveals there were a total of 713 overdose deaths, compared to 261 COVID-19 deaths in 2020. “Bad is an understatement. I would say it’s horrific, it is negligent,…


Drug Overdose Deaths Top 100,000: A True Pandemic

A new report reveals that in the last year, over 100,000 Americans have perished due to drug overdoses. The problem is quite complex, covering social, economic, and health reasons, but our leaders are failing us in terms of addressing supply and demand. Hosted by the two-time Emmy-nominated actor and singer-songwriter Beau Davidson, The Beau Show…


5 Fentanyl Poisonings at Westminster Park

WESTMINSTER, Calif.—Five individuals were hospitalized after overdosing on what is believed to be fentanyl after they were found unresponsive inside Westminster’s Sigler Park. Police arrived at 5:55 p.m. Nov. 13 at the park after someone called in regarding multiple unconscious people near the bathrooms, according to Sgt. Alan Aoki of the Westminster Police Department. After arrival, officers…


Former NFL Star Keith McCants Found Dead in Home After Suspected Overdose

A former NFL linebacker was found dead in Florida early on Thursday after an apparent drug overdose, police said. He was 53. Keith McCants, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round pick of the 1990 NFL Draft, was found dead inside his home in St. Petersburg. Police responded to a 911 call at about 5:10 a.m. that was made…