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To America’s Permissive Addiction ‘Fix,’ Critics Just Say No

November 24, 2022
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After nine years as a homeless drug addict in Los Angeles, Jared Klickstein finally checked himself into a drug treatment center. Unlike the program he had gone to six years before, which had hot tubs, acupuncture, and trips to the beach, this one, in North Hollywood, was deadly serious about personal responsibility. Clients kept a…

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As Cartels Drive Drugs Across Border, CBP Only Searching 18 Percent of Vehicles

September 21, 2022
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As drugs pour across the southern border, only about 18 percent of vehicles entering from Mexico are searched by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, their K-9s, and x-ray equipment, according to Guadalupe Ramirez, CBP director of field operations for Arizona. The vast majority of the drugs that are seized at the southern border are…

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A Solution to America’s Drug Crisis

April 28, 2022
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Commentary The black market supplying drugs to our nation is doubling our crime rate, exploiting our addicts, funding America’s enemies, and costing you billions of dollars per year. The use of illegal opiates and drugs in our society affects each one of us by a significantly increased crime rate, death overdoses approaching 70,000 people per…

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Drug Overdose Deaths at Record High, Mexican Cartels Stronger Than Ever: DEA

March 3, 2021
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Drug overdose deaths spiked during the first few months of the 2020 pandemic-related lockdowns, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than 83,500 people died from an overdose in the 12-month period ending July 2020—an average of 228 deaths per day. It’s the highest number of overdose deaths…

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