Drug News

The number of deaths attributed to drug overdose started rising in the United States last year soon after the lockdowns went into place. The news of rising deaths was disheartening because we’d just celebrated a downward trend in 2019. And, rightly so, because deaths due to overdose went down for the first time in about Read more »

No matter which side of the fence you stand on regarding the border situation, there’s no denying that open borders are a boon for the drug trade. Massive amounts of drugs are flowing freely into the United States—every single day. Since the borders opened in January, officers have already seized more methamphetamine and fentanyl than Read more »

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has determined that more people die from drunk driving crashes during July than any other month. It turns out that celebrating Independence Day is the cause of the spike in numbers. Whether your family is attending a large family gathering or a huge extravaganza put on by your Read more »

Colorado legalized recreational marijuana in November 2012, however, shops weren’t allowed to open for business until January 1, 2014. You may recall that people were lined up for blocks. The long wait was due to legal and policy issues that needed resolving. Seven years later, Colorado officials, determined to tighten the reins regarding legalization, are Read more »

Teenagers getting high while they party is a given because millions of teenagers around the world see “partying” as being a right of passage. Kids look forward to that wild, carefree time of life. That’s because the world tells them that’s the way it should be. It’s promoted by social media, movies, and books—it’s everywhere. Read more »

Despite the fact that a democratic president isn’t on board with totally removing marijuana from the controlled substances act, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to push the plan. He stated earlier this month that he’s calling for Democrats to press for marijuana legalization at the federal level. It was Schumer who first introduced Read more »

Drug dealers are pedaling their wares on the internet. While we’d be kidding ourselves if we said it’s due to the lockdowns, it’s a safe bet to say business has undoubtedly picked up since then. Actually, illicit online pharmacies started popping up in the early 2000s masked as legitimate companies. Despite increased efforts by law Read more »

Last December, eleven people overdosed and died in Maricopa County, Arizona. Those deaths were all linked to a new strain of fentanyl. It’s called para-fluorofentanyl (pFF) and it’s even more deadly than its predecessor. Autopsies identified pFF in the victims alongside other narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Read more »