Narcan and Liberal Drug Policies Worsening Drug Crisis

Liberal drug laws and government-funded interventions to make drug use saferĀ normalize drug useĀ and fuel the drug crisis. Last year,Ā 112,000 Americans diedĀ of drug overdoses, and American taxpayers are funding the crisis. Millions of dollars in Bidenā€™sĀ $1.9 Trillion pandemicĀ Relief Bill went towards funding so-called ā€œharm reductionā€ programs, which help people use drugs more safely but do not encourage them to stop using. This year, Biden-HarrisĀ allocated $39.4 millionĀ toward … Continue reading Narcan and Liberal Drug Policies Worsening Drug Crisis

Jordan’s Border Guard Forces Seized No Less Than 7.5 Million Captagon (Fenethylline) Pills

Throughout the last three weeks, Jordan’s border guard forces seized no less than 7.5 million Captagon (Fenethylline) pills smuggled from Syria. This is an amount that is greater than the entire amount of pills seized in the months of January-November.A reminder: many of the October 7th Hamas terrorist were under Coptagon influence. Continue reading Jordan’s Border Guard Forces Seized No Less Than 7.5 Million Captagon (Fenethylline) Pills

Tourist Blasts San Francisco’s Tenderloin District as ‘Most Depressing Place I’ve Ever Seen’ After Spotting ‘Drug Addicts’ Outside His Airbnb

A tourist visiting San Francisco’s Tenderloin district was aghast after seeing ‘drug addicts’ gathered outside his rental  A tourist visiting San Francisco’s Tenderloin district was aghast after seeing ‘drug addicts’ gathered outside his rental. Jeremy Bernier, a software engineer, who just arrived in the neighborhood on Saturday, posted a picture on X, formerly Twitter, of a group he claimed to be drug addicts gathered outside his Airbnb. Bernier described … Continue reading Tourist Blasts San Francisco’s Tenderloin District as ‘Most Depressing Place I’ve Ever Seen’ After Spotting ‘Drug Addicts’ Outside His Airbnb

San Francisco Worker Posts Terrifying Walk Past Drug-Addled Homeless People Passed Out on the Sidewalk in the City’s Tenderloin District

Residents have to pick their way through streets full of unconscious and semi-conscious people in the Tenderloin district of the city The terrifying reality of life on San Francisco’s drug-ravaged streets has been laid bare by one life-long resident who filmed her walk to work through scenes that have made the city an international symbol for squalor and despair. Tiktoker ‘Freqmeek’ captured the pre-dawn horror … Continue reading San Francisco Worker Posts Terrifying Walk Past Drug-Addled Homeless People Passed Out on the Sidewalk in the City’s Tenderloin District

Overdose deaths have skyrocketed since 2019, with synthetic and prescription opioids driving the crisis

The number of people overdosing on illicit and pharmaceutical drugs has steadily increased every year over the past two decades. The two most recent years (2020 and 2021) saw the greatest increase in overdose deaths. In 1999, there were less than 20,000 overdose deaths recorded by theĀ National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)Ā at the Centers for Disease Control. By 2019, the total number of overdose deaths … Continue reading Overdose deaths have skyrocketed since 2019, with synthetic and prescription opioids driving the crisis

San Francisco on Pace to Break Previous Record on Fentanyl Overdoses

While our leaders in Washington continue to funnel mountains of taxpayer cash to Ukraine, American cities continue to deteriorate into hell holes. San Francisco is now on pace to break their 2020 record on fentanyl overdoses. When was the last time you heard this issue discussed on a news broadcast? The New York PostĀ reports: San Francisco hit with ā€˜tidal waveā€™ of fentanyl overdose deaths as … Continue reading San Francisco on Pace to Break Previous Record on Fentanyl Overdoses

FDA Approves Second OTC Drug Meant To Combat Opioid Overdoses

A sign for the Food And Drug Administration is seen outside of the headquarters on July 20, 2020 in White Oak, Maryland. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the prescription-free sale of an opioid overdose reversal drug that is manufactured by Harm Reduction Therapeutics. The drug, called RiVive, will be another option in the United States for patients to … Continue reading FDA Approves Second OTC Drug Meant To Combat Opioid Overdoses

The Sacklers Got A Fine And Govt Immunity For Killing Your Relatives. This Is America

The Sacklers, the billionaire family that owns Purdue Pharma, will receive government immunity for their role in sparking Americaā€™s opioid crisis. The immunity is part of an agreement approved by a federal appeals court Tuesday. With its decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit paved the way toward finally putting an end to the Sackler family saga. In exchange for immunity from … Continue reading The Sacklers Got A Fine And Govt Immunity For Killing Your Relatives. This Is America

Fentanyl-Laced Pills Killing Teens as Pill-Popping Culture Fuels Crisis

It only takes a quick scroll through the FacebookĀ groupĀ ā€œLost Voices of Fentanylā€ to see the wake of devastation that illicitĀ fentanylĀ is leaving behind. The public group, which has more than 19,000 members and grows daily, is full of the faces of lost loved ones and grieving family members trying to contend with the pain. If thatā€™s not enough, parents are trying to understand autopsy and toxicology … Continue reading Fentanyl-Laced Pills Killing Teens as Pill-Popping Culture Fuels Crisis

Flow of Fentanyl into American Communities Quadruples Under Biden

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California ā€” Four times as much fentanyl is flowing across the United States-Mexico border under President Joe Biden compared to two years prior when former President Trump was in office. During the launch of Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Ken Calvertā€™s (R-CA) congressional caucus dedicated to the fentanyl crisis, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Mark Dunbar of the Murrieta Station in southern California noted that … Continue reading Flow of Fentanyl into American Communities Quadruples Under Biden

U.S. Coast Guard Seizes $1B Worth Of Narcotics Off The Coast Of Colombia

The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than $1 billion worth of narcotics off the coast of Colombia. On Thursday, a vessel offloaded more than 66,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana destined for the U.S. Officials say this was the biggest haul of narcotics in recent history. Dr. Rahul Gupta, head of the White House National Drug Control Policy, said the key to stopping drug traffickers … Continue reading U.S. Coast Guard Seizes $1B Worth Of Narcotics Off The Coast Of Colombia

CDC Proposes New Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids, Dropping Specific Dosage Recommendations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has proposed new opioid prescribing guidelines that will drop its prior recommendation of specific limits on doses of opioid painkillers when treating chronic pain patients, among other changes. The proposed update seeks to amend the CDCā€™s current guideline for prescribing opioids, issued in 2016, which had sparked a dramatic decline in pain pill prescriptions across the United States, but … Continue reading CDC Proposes New Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids, Dropping Specific Dosage Recommendations

The Mullahs and Hezbollah, Lords of Drug Smuggling

byĀ Majid Rafizadeh August 12, 2020 at 4:00 am “Presumed to have been issued by Iranian religious leaders, the fatwa reportedly read: We are making drugs for Satan ā€” America and the Jews. If we cannot kill them with guns, we will kill them with drugs.” ā€” Matthew Levitt,Ā Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon’s Party of God, Hurst Publishers, 2013. According to an FBI report, declassified … Continue reading The Mullahs and Hezbollah, Lords of Drug Smuggling

Aldous Huxley In 1958 ā€“ Pharmacology And Propaganda Will Make The Masses Love Their Slavery

MAY 2, 2020 – ByĀ Isaac Davis   As the world is forced into accepting greater and greater levels of government control in all areas of life, remember that nothing in politics happens by chance. There is a science to creating empires. Tomes have been written on the techniques of controlling masses of people. Three important axioms stand out: people are much easier to control when … Continue reading Aldous Huxley In 1958 ā€“ Pharmacology And Propaganda Will Make The Masses Love Their Slavery

Study: Overdose risk doubles for young people with family on opioids

By Brian P. Dunleavy March 27 (UPI) —Ā Adolescents and young adults with family members on prescription opioids are more than twice as likely as others to overdose on the pain medications, a new study has found. In results published Friday byĀ JAMA Network Open, researchers note that young people who have access to these drugs from family members may misuse them, perhaps in unsafe amounts. Additionally, … Continue reading Study: Overdose risk doubles for young people with family on opioids

High-dose opioids ā€“ five factors that increase the risk of harm

March 30, 2020 11.44am EDT Sean JenningsĀ started taking opioids in 1993 following a complication from a hernia operation that left him in debilitating pain. His GP initially prescribed codeine combined with paracetamol, but the pain persisted. Every day Sean took more and more pills. His GP eventually prescribed stronger opioids than codeine ā€“ tramadol, at first, and then morphine. Twenty-five years on, Sean was taking … Continue reading High-dose opioids ā€“ five factors that increase the risk of harm

The opioid crisis may be far worse than thought, making the epidemic harder to fight

There may be a gross underreporting of opioid-related death rates By Dr. Yalda Safai and Dr. Melanie Graber – February 27, 2020, 1:20 PM – 6 min read   As Drug Overdose Deaths Escalate, Opioids Continue to Be the Top Killer There may be a gross underreporting ofĀ opioid-related death rates, leading to misrepresentation about the extent of the epidemic, according to a new study. A … Continue reading The opioid crisis may be far worse than thought, making the epidemic harder to fight

Surpassing Overdose: Study Links Opioids to Heart-Related Deaths

BYĀ SETH POLLARD POSTED ONĀ MAY 3, 2019     The opioid epidemic has been a topic of conversation for a years now. With doctors and pharmacies being instructed to be more careful with their prescribing of the medication, and some states even asking them to look up a patientā€™s drug history before dispensing the drugs, it comes as no surprise that abuse and overdose are two … Continue reading Surpassing Overdose: Study Links Opioids to Heart-Related Deaths

Trump administration doubles down on anti-marijuana position

ByĀ BRENDAN BURES, THE FRESH TOAST TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCYĀ | FEB 21, 2020Ā |Ā 4:34 PM   AnalystsĀ previously predictedĀ Donald Trump might support marijuana legalization to boost his chances of re-election this year. Instead, the opposite has happened. The Trump Administration has proposedĀ removing medical marijuana protectionsĀ in the 2021 fiscal budget and leaked audio revealed the Presidentā€™s beliefĀ that smoking weed makes you dumb. Trump has done little to reverse this appearance … Continue reading Trump administration doubles down on anti-marijuana position

Long-term use of depression drug may cause addiction

By KnowridgeĀ – February 21, 2020   In a new study, researchers say that people who have taken antidepressants for years should consider coming off the medication. However, these people will likely face difficult and even dangerous withdrawal symptoms due to physical dependence. The best process is to follow a tapering schedule while consulting with a physician. Stopping medication outright is almost never advisable. The research … Continue reading Long-term use of depression drug may cause addiction

Opioid vending machine opens in Vancouver

MySafe scheme for addicts aims to help reduce overdose deaths in Canadian city William Turvill in Vancouver – Mon 17 Feb 2020Ā 11.32Ā EST   A vending machine for powerful opioids has opened inĀ CanadaĀ as part of a project to help fight the Canadian cityā€™s overdose crisis. The MySafe project, which resembles a cash machine, gives addicts access to a prescribed amount of medical quality hydromorphone, a drug … Continue reading Opioid vending machine opens in Vancouver

Marketing Psychiatric Drugs to Jailers and Judges

Drug companies are courting jails and judges through sophisticated marketing efforts. MAX BLAU ā€“Ā DECEMBER 31, 2019 Ā  On a rainy Monday morning in April, more than a hundred sheriffs, doctors, nurses, and jail guards from around the country sat in a ballroom on the outskirts of Nashville, sipping on coffees and listening to Daniel Potenza, a psychiatrist from New Hampshire, describe one of their most … Continue reading Marketing Psychiatric Drugs to Jailers and Judges

Big Pharmaā€™s addictive opioids are causing the ruination of society

Thursday, December 26, 2019 by:Ā Isabelle Z. (Natural News) Opioid addicts arenā€™t the only ones suffering from the drug. The crisis is now ruining society in ways that we are only beginning to grasp, and itā€™s all thanks to greedy pharmaceutical companies who care more about profits than people. For example, opioid addicts desperate for their next fix are contributing to a spike in retail theft. … Continue reading Big Pharmaā€™s addictive opioids are causing the ruination of society

VIDEO: America collapses into a pharma state; just like a ā€œnarco stateā€ but run by prescription drug cartels

12/02/2019Ā / ByĀ Mike Adams A ā€œnarco stateā€ is a nation where nearly every aspect of society ā€” politics, law enforcement, media, etc. ā€” is controlled by narcotics traffickers. Mexico is a modern-day narco state. America has collapsed into a pharma state, where all the most powerful corporations, regulators and government entities are beholden to pharmaceutical interests. The establishment media is largelyĀ funded by Big PharmaĀ and uses its … Continue reading VIDEO: America collapses into a pharma state; just like a ā€œnarco stateā€ but run by prescription drug cartels

Purdue Pharmaā€™s foreign affiliate now selling overdose cure

By CLAIRE GALOFARO and KRISTEN GELINEAU ā€“Ā today   The gleaming white booth towered over the medical conference in Italy in October, advertising a new brand of antidote for opioid overdoses. ā€œBe prepared. Get naloxone. Save a life,ā€ the slogan on its walls said. Some conference attendees were stunned when they saw the company logo: Mundipharma, the international affiliate of Purdue Pharma ā€” the maker of … Continue reading Purdue Pharmaā€™s foreign affiliate now selling overdose cure

42 Addiction Statistics and Facts to Know in 2019

byĀ Hristina Nikolovska ā€“Ā Ā September 10, 2019 Weā€™ve compiled the following list ofĀ addiction statisticsĀ from several verified sources to help educate you. Addiction is a big problem throughout the world, with a lot of people battling various forms of the disease. Because of addictionā€™s prevalence in the world today, it has become necessary to know the various forms this problem takes and the effects these substances have on … Continue reading 42 Addiction Statistics and Facts to Know in 2019

Opioid Makers/Distributors Dumped On Reports Of Federal Criminal Probe

NOVEMBER 26, 2019 ByĀ Tyler Durden Federal prosecutors have reportedly opened a criminal investigation into whether pharmaceutical companies intentionally allowed opioid painkillers to flood communities. As The Wall Street Journal notes,Ā the feds areĀ employing laws normally used to go after drug dealers, according to people familiar with the matter. At least six companies have said in regulatory filings that they received grand-jury subpoenasĀ from the U.S. attorneyā€™s office … Continue reading Opioid Makers/Distributors Dumped On Reports Of Federal Criminal Probe

Drug companies reach settlement in opioid litigation: Report

PublishedĀ October 21 Four drug companies reached a settlement to avoid going to trial that sought to blame them for stoking the nationwide opioid crisis, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Journal reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter,Ā that McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health Inc., AmerisourceBergen Corp., and Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd agreed to a deal.Ā It is unclear, at this time, if Walgreens will continue on … Continue reading Drug companies reach settlement in opioid litigation: Report

Drug companies have deluged the US population with billions of opoid pills, with some areas receiving 306 pills per person each year

ByĀ Strange SoundsĀ –Ā Jul 28, 2019 DEA tracked every opioid pill sold in the US. And the results are horrific.   Between 2006 and 2012, 3 opioid drug makers and 6 distributors flooded the country with 76 billion pills of oxycodone and hydrocodone. These highly addictive opioid pain medications that sparked the epidemic of abuse and overdoses that killed nearly 100,000 people in that time period. As … Continue reading Drug companies have deluged the US population with billions of opoid pills, with some areas receiving 306 pills per person each year

Hospitals are putting Native American patients at risk for opioid abuse, audit says

Associated PressĀ Published 11:17 a.m. ET July 22, 2019 |Ā Updated 3:53 p.m. ET July 22, 2019 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.Ā ā€” U.S. government hospitals placed Native American patients at increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses, failing to follow their own protocols for prescribing and dispensing the drugs, according to a federal audit made public Monday. The report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of … Continue reading Hospitals are putting Native American patients at risk for opioid abuse, audit says