Commentary In the face of bad behaviour, our societies have increasingly one response: retreat, appeasement, and surrender. In California, for example, shoplifting has been all but legalized. Think of the advantages: the police time saved, the young people unstigmatized by a criminal record, the economic redistribution in an unequal society, the racial justice furthered (insofar…
Theodore Dalrymple: BC Drug Decriminalization: The ‘If You Can’t Beat ’Em, Join ’Em’ Approach Is No Solution to Drug Abuse
‘These Counterfeit Pills Are Very Well Done’: Victor Avila on China’s Role in US Overdose Deaths
In this special episode, we sat down with Victor Avila, former ICE special agent and author of “Agent Under Fire.” He talks about China’s role in getting illicit drugs like fentanyl over the border and into the United States, how widespread trafficking is in the country, and much more. Avila said, “China has a major role in…
Rise of New Opioid in Canada’s Illegal Drug Supply, Warns Substance Use Research Expert
A national substance use research organization is warning about a new type of opioid that is increasingly appearing in Canada’s illegal drug supply. In an alert issued in March, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) warned there is a rising presence in the drug supply of potent synthetic opioids referred to as…
Presence of New, More Potent Opioid Growing in Canada’s Illegal Drug Supply, Warns Substance Use Research Organization
A national substance use research organization is warning about a new type of opioid that is increasingly appearing in Canada’s illegal drug supply. In an alert issued in March, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) warned there is a rising presence in the drug supply of potent synthetic opioids referred to as…
Florida Classifies Some Meth Trafficking as Murder; Biden Seeks to Give Unilateral Power to WHO | NTD Evening News
Republican Gov. Ron Desantis of Florida on May 19 signed a bill into law that will increase the criminal penalties for fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking. The Biden administration has proposed giving the World Health Organization (WHO), an international body, the power to declare a public health emergency in whichever country it pleases without consulting said country….
Maltz: China Destabilizing US With Fentanyl
New CDC data shows nearly 300 Americans are dying daily from drug overdoses. We look at China’s role in getting those drugs into the country. Disney says it doesn’t need the Chinese market—and neither does Doctor Strange 2. The company’s CEO voices confidence, though Marvel’s latest hit isn’t expected to release in Asia’s biggest film…
California Moms Call on Newsom to Step up Fight Against ‘Drug Epidemic’
Mothers Against Drug Deaths rallied on May 12 at the state Capitol building in Sacramento, demanding that California Gov. Gavin Newsom do more to solve the state’s “out-of-control fentanyl epidemic.” The group of mothers unveiled a new billboard advertising campaign at a press conference. The new billboard depicts a “tent city drug scene” as a campground…
Florida Bans Nitazene, a New Class of Killer Drugs
Florida’s attorney general has issued an emergency order making it a felony for an individual to possess, sell, manufacture, or deliver eight drugs in the class called nitazenes. The move by the state’s top law enforcement officer is a response to the increased appearance of these synthetic drugs, including one that is up 20 times…
Child Dies of Suspected Fentanyl Overdose, Parents Arrested
SANTA ROSA, Calif.—The parents of a 15-month-old toddler were arrested for her death after the child was found unresponsive in their Northern California home where police found drug paraphernalia and fentanyl, authorities said. Evan Frostick, 26, and Madison Bernard, 23, were arrested at their Santa Rosa apartment and booked for alleged cruelty to a child…
US Overdose Deaths Reach New High as Fentanyl and Meth Use Soars
Overdose deaths in the United States have reached new highs, peaking at nearly 108,000 in 2021, according to data published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), amid increased usage of fentanyl and methamphetamine. On Wednesday, the CDC released provisional data that shows some 106,700 Americans died via a drug overdose last…
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