Category: drug

The Most Addictive Drug in America

Commentary The United States has a serious drug problem. Of all the drugs plaguing the country, fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times stronger than morphine, is perhaps the most dangerous. However, it’s not the only drug ruining the lives of Americans, especially younger Americans. Sadly, the country’s fentanyl crisis is getting…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Ben Cort: The Truth About the Marijuana Industry and the Terrifying Effects of High-Potency THC

This episode will premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “Ten years ago … the idea of physical addiction to cannabis was absolutely laughable. That people would be having psychotic episodes, and then psychotic breaks, just from THC? It was unfathomable.” Ben Cort is the CEO of the Foundry Treatment Center and author…


Sperm Count Among Men Has Dropped 60 Percent Globally Over Past 45 Years: Study

Sperm counts worldwide have halved over the past 45 years, according to a study published on Nov. 15 in the journal Human Reproduction Update. The study was conducted by an international team of researchers led by professor Hagai Levine of Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Hadassah Braun School of Public Health. They aimed to examine trends in sperm count…


Traffickers Using Amazon to Ship Meth to Australia

Methamphetamine has been discovered stashed away in decorative stones awaiting shipment to Australia from Amazon’s San Diego hub. The decorative stones, normally used for gardens and model railways, was concealed in packaging labelled “ornamental stones,” according to U.S. federal agents. Amazon and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) found at least five Amazon vendor accounts using the…


Teen Arrested on Suspicion of Drug, Gun Charges

SAN DIEGO—A young man suspected of trafficking in an array of drugs and large numbers of guns, including assault rifles, was behind bars in San Diego Nov. 11. Harrison Lee Stone, 18, was arrested Nov. 9 as part of SWAT raids at two homes, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). At a residence…


FDA Panel Votes Against Veru’s COVID-19 Pill

A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. health regulator on Wednesday voted against authorizing Veru Inc.’s drug for treating high-risk patients hospitalized with COVID-19, citing multiple concerns over efficacy and safety data being based on a small trial. The panel voted 8–5 against the oral drug sabizabulin’s usage and hinted that Veru gather additional…


Griner Sent to Russian Penal Colony to Serve Sentence; Biden Hopes Putin Will Negotiate Griner’s Release

American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday. President Joe Biden said later on Wednesday that he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of Griner now that the U.S. midterm…


GSK’s Blood Cancer Drug Fails Main Goal of Trial, Shares Fall

GSK’s blood cancer drug Blenrep failed the main goal of a late-stage study designed to show it was better than an existing treatment on the market, the company said on Monday. Oncology is a key area of focus for GSK as a standalone prescription medicine and vaccine business and its shares fell 3 percent after…


Spanish Police Seize Largest Amount of Marijuana Ever Worth $64 Million

MADRID—Spanish police said on Saturday they had seized 32 tonnes of packaged marijuana with a street value of at least 64 million euros ($63.74 million), which they said was the largest amount ever found in Spain or internationally. Police raided a series of farms and production plants across Spain in an operation called Gardens. They…


Enough Fentanyl to Kill 190,000 People Seized in Ohio Joint Law Enforcement Operation

Law enforcement officials in Ohio seized 570 grams of fentanyl, 660 grams of meth, and 139 grams of crack cocaine while conducting search warrants of two apartments in Butler county on Nov. 1. Undercover officers with the Butler County Undercover Regional Narcotics (BURN) Task Force and the Hamilton Police Department executed the search at the apartments at…