Drug and Substance Abuse - Page 105

December 22, 2020

Colorado grandmother gets $2.4M after being wrongly arrested while naked

A woman in Colorado who was arrested five years ago while she was naked inside her private room at a sober living facility, was bound to a chair at a jail for several hours and was shocked twice with a Taser, was paid $2.4 million in a settlement Sunday. 

December 22, 2020

Air Force inspector general report shows Blacks more likely investigated, disciplined

Black service members in the Air Force are far more likely to be investigated, arrested, face disciplinary actions and be discharged for misconduct, according to a new report that looked at racial disparities across the service.

December 18, 2020

Amid coronavirus pandemic, US drug overdose deaths top record high, CDC says

The number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. surpassed record highs in the year leading up to May 2020, topping 81,000 lives lost, according to a grim update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

December 17, 2020

Sacklers apologize for harm caused by OxyContin, deny personal responsibility

Former Purdue Pharma board members Dr. Kathe Sackler and David Sackler apologized for the harm caused by OxyContin but denied any responsibility for the country's opioid crisis.

December 15, 2020

Mexico passes bill that could set back US partnership in drug war by decades

Lawmakers in Mexico on Tuesday approved a controversial reform to the National Security Law to "regulate and monitor all activities of foreign agents," which critics say will dramatically set back U.S. and Mexico relations and hamper efforts in the battle against drug cartels.

December 15, 2020

CBP sees 'alarming uptick' in fentanyl seizures at southern border

There has been an “alarming uptick” in the seizure of hard drugs like fentanyl at the southern border, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials said Monday -- with a 225% increase in seizures of the deadly drug compared to the same time last year.

December 12, 2020

Seattle considers excusing misdemeanors, including assault, for homeless, drug addicts

Seattle's City Council is mulling a new criminal code regulation that would make it the first in the nation to excuse misdemeanor crimes if they can be linked to poverty, addiction, or mental disorders.

December 10, 2020

Michael Levin: COVID lockdowns – substance abuse spikes will hurt us for decades. Don't politicians get that?

By focusing primarily on the desire to arrest the pandemic, we may have caused far more human suffering than the novel coronavirus ever could have. 

December 3, 2020

Jason Rantz: Seattle, Portland effectively legalize drugs -- this movement could be coming to your town next

The Pacific Northwest has effectively legalized the use of hard drugs like meth, cocaine, and heroin and other opioids despite an alarming uptick in overdoses.

November 12, 2020

Chinese 'cartels' quietly operating in Mexico, aiding US drug crisis

From nondescript buildings in the industrial nucleus of Wuhan, across wavy seas to dusty tented super laboratories in the heart of Mexico, and then across the jagged southwest border and dispersed like a wild bomb ripping through every crevice of the United States, the growing presence of Chinese drug lords and cartels below the border is one that is killing an unprecedented amount of Americans.