TOLUCA, Mexico—Masked gunmen set fire to a public market in the central Mexican city of Toluca on Monday, killing nine people, authorities said. Prosecutors said the attackers arrived, opened fire, and then doused part of the market with a flammable substance before setting it on fire and fleeing. They said three of the dead appeared…
Masked Men Burn Market in Mexican City Plagued by Gang Violence, Killing 9 People
Study Finds Significant Rise in Use of Non-LSD Hallucinogens Among Young American Adults
The number of young adults using non-LSD hallucinogens across the United States rose dramatically between 2018 to 2021, according to a new study by the University of Michigan and Columbia University. Researchers in the study measured hallucinogen use among young adults aged between 19 to 30 years over a three-year period, interviewing 11,304 respondents on their use of lysergic acid…
8 Young Workers at Drug Cartel Call Center Killed, Bodies Placed in Bags
MEXICO CITY—As many as eight young workers were confirmed dead Tuesday in Mexico after they apparently tried to quit jobs at a call center operated by a violent drug cartel that targeted Americans in a real estate scam. U.S. and Mexican officials confirmed the brutal story that unfolded late last month when relatives of the…
Doctors Forced to Ration Life-Saving Cancer Treatment Drugs Amid Shortages in US
Thousands of cancer patients across the United States are unable to access life-saving treatments and medicines due to chronic widespread shortages, according to recent data. According to a U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs report (pdf) published in March, shortages of drugs—including those used to treat cancer, prescription medications, and even common over-the-counter…
Seattle City Council Rejects Bill Allowing City Attorney to Prosecute Open-Air Drug Use, Possession
June 7, 2023
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The Seattle City Council voted on June 5 to reject legislation that would have allowed the city attorney to prosecute drug possession and public drug use for the first time in Seattle’s history. The legislation, Council Bill 120586—relating to the possession and public use of controlled substances in a public place—was initially proposed by Republican City Attorney…
Police: Fentanyl Found in Waikiki Hotel Room, 2 Men Dead After Suspected Mass Overdose
HONOLULU—Two people died in what officials believe was a mass fentanyl overdose over the weekend involving five people in a hotel room in the Hawaii tourist mecca of Waikiki. Emergency responders were called to the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort on Sunday morning and found five people. A 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at the…
US Drug Overdose Deaths Exceeded 100,000 in 2022: CDC
More than 100,000 Americans likely died from drug overdoses in 2022, marking the highest number on record, according to provisional data published May 18 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data show that the reported number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the United States decreased by 2 percent from the 12 months…
Rapper Fetty Wap Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Drug-Trafficking Scheme
May 26, 2023
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y.—As friends and family looked on, rapper Fetty Wap on Wednesday apologized for his actions and said he was “exactly where I’m supposed to be,” before a judge sentenced him to six years in federal prison for his role in a New York-based drug-trafficking scheme. The “Trap Queen” rapper, whose legal name is…
UK Records 1st Death by ‘Zombie’ Drug
A so-called zombie drug which has claimed its first British victim could be widespread and drug screenings need to be updated to look for it, according to a panel of experts who studied the death. Karl Warburton, 43, died at his home in Solihull, near Birmingham, in May 2022 and is believed to be the…
San Francisco Mayor London Breed Booed During Outdoor Drug Crisis Hearing
May 25, 2023
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed was forced to cut short an outdoor public hearing held at the United Nations Plaza in the city’s downtown on May 23 after being heckled by protesters, one of whom allegedly threw a brick that hit another attendee. Breed, a Democrat, was joined by Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin…
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