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While the Tequileros long depended on trafficking opium paste from local poppy growers, the growing use of the synthetic opioid fentanyl had reduced the demand for opium paste and lowered the level of violence in Guerrero. Also Wednesday, in the neighboring state of Morelos, a state lawmaker was shot to ...
... Mehmet Oz, this Republican Senate candidate there, has a new ad out on drugs and on crime. Narrator: John Fetterman supports decriminalizing dangerous drugs like fentanyl and heroin. And Fetterman supports creating heroin injection sites in our neighborhoods. Mehmet Oz (R), Pennsylvania Senatorial Candidate: Fetterman's ideas are radical, deadly ...
... to Ukraine? “We know we have a crisis on the southern border. You can turn on the television every night. You can look at the fentanyl pouring into the country, You can see the tragedy of human trafficking. Is there anything in this bill that asks us to do anything ...
... their priorities. “We know we have a crisis on the southern border. You can turn on the television every night. You can look at the fentanyl pouring into the country, You can see the tragedy of human trafficking. Is there anything in this bill that asks us to do anything ...
... the Capitol. The Republican event was more of a conversation, with the GOP leader and other lawmakers fielding questions from the community — on inflation, the fentanyl crisis and school choices — rather than a stirring address in a contested state. McCarthy said they chose Washington County not Washington, D.C. “Because ...
... also vowed to conduct a “sweeping review” of opioids. Last year, U.S. overdose deaths soared to a record of 107,000, driven overwhelmingly by fentanyl and other illegal opioids. Opioid prescriptions have fallen about 40 percent in the last decade but deaths tied to the medications remain at 13 ...
... was sort of the tragic dilemma of his life. Jeffrey Brown: On September 6, 2021, Michael K. Williams was found dead of an overdose of fentanyl-laced heroin. He was 54. Four men were charged for distributing the drugs that led to his overdose.Dominic Dupont: In a few weeks ...
John Yang: And what are people getting here? What's being handed out? Dr. Kanika Cunningham: Food. They're given Narcan that is there, fentanyl testing strips as well. If people need access to sign up for Medicaid, so we get them -- at least start the initial process. We will ...
The opioid epidemic has been linked to more than 500,000 deaths in the U.S. over the past two decades, counting those from prescription painkillers such as OxyContin and generic oxycodone as well as illicit drugs such as heroin and illegally produced fentanyl. The surge in deaths has led ...
... fentanyl. So, we saw 20 percent fentanyl in 2015. And it gradually increased over the next five years to now we're seeing 95 percent fentanyl in our street drugs. And fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. John Yang: And I just want to make sure ...
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