June 1, 2022 Canada allows British Columbia to decriminalize low-level drug possession in three-year experiment Canadians in British Columbia will be able to possess up to 2.5 grams of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA under a new drug decriminalization experiment.
May 31, 2022 NYC councilman torches health department ad 'empowering' drug use: 'Absolutely backwards' New York City Councilman Joe Borelli unleashed on the health department's latest ad in subway cars describing "safe" drug use as "empowering" to prevent overdoses.
May 27, 2022 NYC health department's heroin-fentanyl poster sparks anger from top City Council Republican New York City councilman Joe Borelli has demanded an explanation for a city health department subway poster encouraging 'taking turns' doing heroin.
May 19, 2022 Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill increasing punishments for fentanyl trafficking as opioid crisis worsens Fentanyl traffickers in Florida will now face increased mandatory minimum sentences and methamphetamine dealers who sell drugs such as fentanyl that result in someone's overdose death could be tried for murder under a new bill signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday.
May 18, 2022 Mac Miller overdose death: LA drug dealer sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for fentanyl distribution Stephen Andrew Walter, a Los Angeles area drug dealer who supplied the fentanyl-laced pills that killed 26-year-old rapper Mac Miller in 2018, was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison and five years of supervised release.
May 17, 2022 Colorado mom finds crack pipe in Walmart grocery delivery in front of 3-year-old daughter Tesia Britt said she was unpacking groceries in her Colorado home when she came across a crack pipe in one of the bags
May 17, 2022 Families Against Fentanyl founder slams Biden admin on drug crisis: 'They're evading responsibility' Founder of Families Against Fentanyl Jim Rauh and mother of a fentanyl overdose victim Sandy Snodgrass addressed how the White House can help mitigate the drug crisis on 'Fox & Friends First.'
May 16, 2022 Fentanyl awareness group asks Biden admin to track poisoning, overdose deaths like COVID-19 deaths Families Against Fentanyl, an organization raising awareness about the dangers of the deadly synthetic opioid, are asking the Biden administration to count fentanyl poisoning and overdose deaths the same way it counted COVID-19 deaths.
May 12, 2022 Report of crack pipes appearing in smoking kits reignites controversy on whether they receive federal funding A new report from The Washington Free Beacon is raising new questions about whether the Biden administration is funding crack pipes as part of its "harm reduction" efforts for drug users.
May 10, 2022 DEA launches ‘National Fentanyl Awareness Day’ to highlight overdoses, drug overtaking US The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is marking May 10 as “National Fentanyl Awareness Day” to bring more people’s attention to overdose deaths across the U.S.