A recent study by the University of California (UCLA) concluded that many drugs from Mexican pharmacies are laced with fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine. U.S. tourists are often the buyers of these pills, which include counterfeit replicas of Oxycodone, Percocet, and Adderall. The UCLA-led study reported that two out of three (68 percent) pharmacies in four cities…
Plane Loaded With Drugs ‘Tried to Fly Under the Radar’
Five men are accused of a daring low-altitude flight to import $15 million (US$10 million) worth of methamphetamine from Papua New Guinea (PNG) after they were intercepted in rural Queensland. The drugs allegedly arrived on a so-called black flight, where a light aircraft flies under the radar or turns off monitoring systems to avoid detection….
Poilievre Says a Tory Gov’t Would Sue Big Pharma for Role in Opioid Crisis
March 14, 2023
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on March 14 that if elected, his government would launch a “massive” series of lawsuits amounting to $44 billion against large pharmaceutical multinationals for their role in Canada’s opioid and addiction crisis. “The people who profited from this misery should be the ones to pay the bill. It’s about bringing…
Overmedicated: How the US Foster Care System Is Failing Our Children
March 10, 2023
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On Jan. 17 a federal class action lawsuit was filed against the state of Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) over inadequate prescription oversight of psychotropic drugs for children in the foster care system—putting them in danger of overdoses and serious side effects. According to the lawsuit, recent DHS data shows that at least 72.1 percent of children in…
Another Drug Injecting Room? No Thanks!
Commentary The future of Victoria’s contentious trial of a drug injecting room finally appears to be clear, with an announcement by the state Labor government that it will “introduce legislation to establish the health service.” The government is taking this action following the finalisation of a review into the Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) trial,…
Over 200 Arrested and Drugs Worth More Than £1 Million Seized in County Lines Operation
More than 200 people have been arrested and drugs worth more than £1 million have been seized during a week-long operation against county lines gangs in London. The Metropolitan Police said 222 people were arrested of which 105 were charged with a total of 223 offences between Feb. 27 and March 5. They said that…
Nearly a Ton of Cocaine Washes up on French Beach
Maritime police in northwest France found nearly a ton of cocaine washed up on a beach on the English Channel on Feb. 26. The drugs were found near the town of Reville on the Cotentin Peninsula, according to France’s maritime authority for the English Channel and North Sea. The cocaine, weighing about 1,875 pounds (850…
Popular Sleep Aids Increase Dementia Risk, Study Finds
February 22, 2023
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Recent data (pdf) show that nearly one-third of Americans have insomnia, and about one-third may be self-medicating to treat the condition. New research finds the price they pay for a good night’s sleep might be very high. Sleep Aids Linked to an 80 Percent Increased Risk of Dementia The study followed approximately 3,000 older white and black…
Black Market Boom | The Dark Web Ep2 | Documentary
February 17, 2023
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This film is only available in North America and the UK because of territorial licensing. Drugs, guns, counterfeit documents, and much more are sold on dark web marketplaces that run on anonymous browsers and use cryptocurrency. AlphaBay was the biggest marketplace, transacting over $800,000 in a day. …
Explosion in San Francisco Neighborhood Caused by Drug Factory, Police Department Says
SAN FRANCISCO—The explosion at a residence on 1700 Block of 22nd Avenue on Feb. 9 was caused by “an active illegal narcotics manufacturing lab” in that house, according to the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD). The SFPD arrested 53-year-old male suspect Darron Price of San Francisco on Feb. 10. The suspect was booked into San…
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