World
Trump sends military forces offshore of Venezuela to pressure drug cartelsThe U.S. is sending naval and ground forces off the coast of Venezuela as President Donald Trump expands pressure on the Latin American country to curb drug trafficking. Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts schools to install vape detectors in response to rising student useA Massachusetts district has joined the growing number of schools opting to install vape detectors into bathrooms. “With vaporizer use becoming more widespread, kids have stopped fiddling with… Read More
Government
Trump closes tariff loophole that let China flood America with knockoff goods, drugs(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Trump administration has officially closed a tariff loophole which China had long exploited to flood the U.S. with cheap goods and increasingly, deadly… Read More
Culture
Fentanyl-laced marijuana kills Rhode Island womanA Rhode Island woman has died from smoking marijuana laced with fentanyl. Police in Warwick, near Providence, found a 27-year-old woman unresponsive at an unnamed hotel last week… Read More
Culture
Cash cows: Gangs allegedly smuggling drugs across border inside cattle(The Daily Signal) – The Mexican cartels appear to be smuggling drugs into the U.S. inside cows, according to sources interviewed at the border in Texas and… Read More
Government
Massachusetts governor orders sweeping shelter inspections after illegal migrant arrested with AR-15, drugs(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Massachusetts Democrat Gov. Maura Healey on Monday ordered an inspection of all state-run emergency shelters after an illegal migrant was arrested with an AR-15… Read More
Government
Bill seeks to lower drug costs by breaking up pharmacy-benefit management and pharmacies(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers said Wednesday that they seek to lower drug costs by prohibiting joint ownership of pharmacy-benefit managers (PBM) and pharmacies. Read More
Public Education
4 suspended after adult sleep aids allegedly given to Texas preschoolersFour staff members at a Texas elementary school have been placed on leave after parents complained their preschool-aged children were given “sleepy stickers” dosed with drugs meant for adults. Read More
Public Education
Virginia county considers letting students carry Narcan amid rise in opioid overdosesLoudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is weighing a proposal to allow students to carry naloxone in school. The drug, commonly known by its retail name… Read More
Public Education
California bill could change K-12 reporting on student drugs, violence(The Center Square) – California Democrats are advancing a bill that would alter when schools are required to report student drug possession and violence against staff to the police. Read More
Culture
Study: Teen cannabis use linked to 11x higher psychosis riskAdolescents who use cannabis are at over 11 times greater risk of developing a psychotic disorder than those who do not use the drug. That’s the main finding… Read More
Opinion
As fentanyl streams over wide-open border, students lead effort to combat campus overdoses(The Daily Signal) – Ten years ago, I had never heard the word “fentanyl.” Now, every sorority and fraternity on my college campus is equipped with Naloxone, also known by… Read More
Culture
Antidepressant prescriptions for adolescent girls spiked during COVID, research shows(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Antidepressant prescriptions for young girls skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the American Academy of Pediatrics Monday. Among young… Read More
Culture
Rise of adolescent fentanyl overdoses forces schools to stock up on NarcanChildren under 14 are dying from fentanyl overdoses at the highest rate of any age group in the nation, leading schools to keep plenty of… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school district is under fire after 9 high school students overdosed on fentanyl and parents weren’t notifiedLoudoun County Public Schools is in hot water again, this time for withholding information from parents about multiple students overdosing on fentanyl. Nine students overdosed in the past… Read More
Culture
Florida nonprofit educates students about dangers of fentanyl, which kills 70,000 people annually, including infants and toddlersAmid a growing opioid crisis, one Florida nonprofit is starting a movement to educate students about the dangers of fentanyl.Not Even Once, an initiative of the Incubate Foundation,… Read More
Border, Fentanyl
Arizona warnings continue over Mexican cartels lacing fentanyl with animal tranquilizer(The Center Square) – Mexican cartels are using Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, as a cutting agent for fentanyl, according to a report exclusively obtained by The Center Square. Read More
Fentanyl, Mexican Border
‘It’s a weapon of mass destruction’: House committee readies to battle fentanyl scourge(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, led Wednesday’s meeting of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that focused on stopping the flow of deadly fentanyl and… Read More
Public Education
Narcan could be required in California gas stations, schools following rise in fentanyl deaths(The Center Square) – California could move to require opioid antagonist kits, which can be used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, in public spaces like… Read More
Immigration
Illegal border crossings soar in El Paso Sector in NovemberThe number of people who illegally crossed in the sector is greater than the individual populations of all but four New Mexico cities (The Center Square) – The number… Read More