Drugs - Page 223

December 23, 2022

Mom warns of 'devastating' impact of drug overdoses after losing son in 2018

Debi Nadler, founder of Moms Against Drugs, argues the annual number of drug overdose deaths is higher than what the CDC reports.

December 23, 2022

First Step Act showed Republicans and Democrats can work together to make justice system more just

First Step Act showed Republicans, Democrats can work together in a bipartisan way to make justice system more just and let 7,500 people rejoin their families.

December 23, 2022

How wokeness turned New York into Weed City

Wokeness turned New York City into Weed City as its half-baked weed legalization plan gets mayor to send law enforcement after illegal marijuana dealers.

December 22, 2022

Drug overdose deaths topped 106,000 in 2021, CDC says in final report

Nearly 107,000 drug overdose deaths were recorded in 2021, a surge that was driven mainly by synthetic opioids like fentanyl, the CDC said this week.

December 22, 2022

Arizona border officers find more than 700,000 fentanyl pills hidden in train arriving from Mexico

Border officers in Arizona found more than 700,000 fentanyl pills in a train car coming from Mexico, authorities said.

December 22, 2022

UK 'sleepover killer' casually tells police on video he murdered pregnant girlfriend, 3 children

Damien Bendall, sentenced to life in United Kingdom prison for murdering his pregnant girlfriend, her two children and an 11-year-old girl sleeping over, admits to the crime on camera.

December 22, 2022

Washington police warn of alarming sex trafficking trend before holidays: 'Fastest growing criminal industry'

Spokane, Washington, police warned that human trafficking is the "fastest growing criminal industry in the world" in announcing the rescue of a trafficked juvenile in a recent operation.

December 22, 2022

Rise in drug overdose deaths responsible for drop in life expectancy

Former DEA Special Agent Derek Maltz on why the fentanyl crisis has resulted in a lower life expectancy in the U.S.

December 22, 2022

New York's first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana set to open on Dec. 29

New York's first legal marijuana dispensary is set to open on Dec. 29. Dozens of illegal marijuana shops have been in operation for months.

December 22, 2022

US life expectancy reaches 25-year low, according to CDC

Life expectancy in the United States has hit its lowest point in 25 years due to the cascading effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing drug epidemic.