The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has asked a federal judge in Ohio to block the implementation of the “Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program” established under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). President Joe Biden signed the IRA into law in August 2022, enabling Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices for certain costly medications. The program has…
Police Unearth Largest Australian Seizure of Ketamine
An alleged Victorian crime syndicate has been busted over the largest seizure of ketamine in Australian history following a series of raids. Three men were arrested at a rural property in Lara near Geelong on Tuesday as police uncovered 174 kilograms of ketamine, a border-controlled drug used by doctors and vets as a pain killer…
San Francisco Receives New Federal Help to Combat Fentanyl Crisis
SAN FRANCISCO—The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has included San Francisco in the upcoming phase of “Operation Overdrive” per a designation request by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, according to an announcement from Pelosi’s office on June 16. This means new federal resources will be unlocked in the coming months to combat the city’s fentanyl trafficking…
NYC Officials Unveil Vending Machine Offering Free Narcan, Crack Pipes
June 7, 2023
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Public health officials in New York City on June 5 unveiled the city’s first “public health vending machine,” which offers everything from an overdose-reversing drug to crack pipes and fentanyl test strips. Officials with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene welcomed the unveiling of the machine, located at 1676 Broadway in Brooklyn, just outside a supportive…
BC High School Students Given ‘Safer Snorting’ Harm-Reduction Drug Products
High school students in Cowichan Valley, B.C., were recently given tools to use hard drugs, such as cocaine, following a presentation on drugs. Students received kits containing information about “safer snorting” including a picture of a straw hovering above a line of white powder. Included in the kit were tubes for snorting and cards for…
Teen Drug Use Declined by Record Numbers During the Pandemic, But is Now Climbing
Among 17 high-income nations, America has the highest probability of its residents dying by age 50, according to Monitoring the Future’s (MTF) 2022 report, and a primary reason is drug use. “A widespread epidemic of illicit drug use emerged in the 1960s among U.S. youth, and since then, dramatic changes have occurred in the use of nearly…
Biden Summons Speaker McCarthy to White House After Months Long Standoff
May 2, 2023
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A months-long standoff was finally over, Biden blinking first as the President and Speaker McCarthy now agreeing to meet next week over the debt ceiling. However, the White House says Biden won’t be negotiating, even amid warnings that a default could come in weeks. The Biden administration sent more than a thousand active-duty troops to…
Why Colorado is Topping the Charts in Violent Crime
April 20, 2023
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Rep. Gabe Evans isn’t a career politician. Before being elected to his first term as a Colorado State representative on Nov. 8, 2022, Evans served 12 years in the U.S. Army and Colorado Army National Guard, and 10 years as an Arvada, Colorado, police officer, sergeant, and lieutenant. As such, Evans has extensive experience in…
Residents and Advocates Rally for Safer Streets in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO—Dozens of San Francisco residents and advocates protested in front of City Hall on April 16 against open-air drug markets and unsafe streets. Protesters urged officials to take measures against visible drug abuse and drug-induced crimes. The protesters held banners stating “Stop Open Air Drug Markets,” “Conservative Democrats For Rule Of Law,” “Save Our…
Organization Leaders Criticize California Bill Seeking to Legalize Certain Psychedelic Drugs
April 5, 2023
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Community members denounced California Senate Bill 58, which seeks to legalize psychedelic drugs, in a virtual press conference on March 28. Opponents said this bill is “the pivotal first step to legalize all drugs.” This bill would allow people age 21 or older to possess and transfer certain amounts of psychedelic drugs, including psilocybin, psilocyn,…
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