After several cases of student overdoses due to the synthetic opioid fentanyl, California lawmakers introduced a bill requiring naloxone—a nasal spray that reverses an opioid overdose—on K–12 school campuses. While schools are permitted to carry naloxone on campus, Assembly Bill 19—introduced Dec. 5 by newly-elected Assemblyman Joe Patterson (R-Rocklin)—would require schools to always have at…
Fentanyl Overdose Antidote Required at California K-12 Schools Under New Bill
December 12, 2022
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Texas Republicans Unveil Plan to Secure Border
December 8, 2022
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An estimated 300,000 young men and women are being sex-trafficked in Texas as a result of the Biden administration’s open border policies, Rep. Kevin Brady told reporters Thursday during a chilly outdoor news conference to unveil a new plan to stop the flood of illegal immigration. “This morning as we gather, there are approximately 300,000…
Son of ‘General Hospital’ Star Jack Wagner Died of Fentanyl Overdose
Harrison Wagner, the son of veteran actor and soap star Jack Wagner, died from an accidental drug overdose, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed about six months after the 27-year-old was found dead in a California parking lot. According to a case report released by the coroner’s office, the young Wagner’s manner of death…
San Diego Mayor Signs Executive Order Cracking Down On Fentanyl
December 5, 2022
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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria signed an executive order Nov. 29 to increase public awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and to strengthen law enforcement’s ability to prevent the sale and use of the drug in the city. According to officials, deaths from an accidental fentanyl overdoses—a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent…
Capitol Report: Former Trump Administration Official Addresses America’s Opioid Crisis and the Reasons Behind It
We sit down with Jim Carroll, who served as the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. We’ll take a look at the origins of the lethal drug fentanyl and what should be done to stop it from killing nearly 150 Americans per day. Follow CapitolReport on social media: Twitter twitter.com/capitolreport…
NTD Good Morning (Dec. 5): ‘Twitter Files’ Reveal Hunter Biden Laptop Censorship; 1000+ NYT Employees Threaten Walkout
A mysterious laptop, business dealings in Ukraine, and the 2020 election. We take a look at the first installment of the so-called Twitter files released on Dec. 2. The New York Times is finding itself in a bit of a predicament with over 1,000 union members threatening to walk out this week. Find out why. Texas…
Mexican Police Find 660 Pounds of Fentanyl in Coconuts
MEXICO CITY—Prosecutors in Mexico say police found 660 pounds (300 kilograms) of fentanyl pills packed into coconuts. The coconuts were found in a truck traveling on a highway in the northern border state of Sonora. Prosecutors said the truck was detected Thursday on a road that runs along the Gulf of California, also known as…
Largest Liquid Fentanyl Drug Bust in US Reported in South Texas: Report
Authorities have seized the largest amount of liquid fentanyl in the United States to-date in Nueces County, Texas. According to KIII-TV, the record drug bust was a result of a traffic stop on Interstate 77 on Nov. 30. “During the search we located a compartment built in the gas tank of this vehicle, and inside the gas tank…
2 Poway Men Sentenced to Prison for Firefighter’s Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
December 2, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—Two Poway residents were sentenced to federal prison terms Dec. 2 for supplying the fentanyl that led to a local firefighter’s fatal overdose. Justin Gale Mata, 41, and Everett Justin Curtis, 48, pleaded guilty to providing the drugs that killed Brian M. Parrish, a firefighter with Cal Fire in San Diego County. Mata received…
Gov. Greg Abbott Says He Supports Legalizing Fentanyl Test Strips in Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told reporters he would support legislation to legalize fentanyl testing strips in the state of Texas, a reversal from his previous position during the last legislative session. The Republican governor on Thursday made the statement following a tour at the University of Houston lab where researchers recently developed a fentanyl vaccine…
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