March 17, 2023 Mexican president says lack of 'hugs and embraces,' not drug cartels, to blame for fentanyl crisis The president of Mexico says "a lack of hugs and embraces" are to blame for the ongoing U.S. fentanyl crisis, which kills tens of thousands of Americans each year.
March 17, 2023 Indiana woman pleads guilty in 2-year-old's fentanyl death Kiara Johnson, 23, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, pleaded guilty to neglect charges after her son, 2, and daughter, 3, ingested fentanyl pills, killing the former and sickening the latter.
March 16, 2023 Schools stockpile Narcan as overdose deaths skyrocket: California mom blames Biden border policies Fourteen school districts in Orange County now have the overdose-reversing drug on hand as drugs continue to pour into the U.S. from the southern border.
March 16, 2023 Why I fear as a doctor that spring break 2023 will be the most dangerous ever Spring break in 2023 is different from even a few short years ago. Fentanyl is a danger to our kids, and there's more. The mental health of our children is also fragile.
March 15, 2023 Mexico’s Defense Department finds 1.8 million fentanyl pills in border city Authorities found 1.8 million fentanyl pills and 880 pounds of meth at a stash house in a border city of Tijuana. The pills were likely going to be smuggled into the U.S.
March 14, 2023 Laguna Beach USD joins growing list of California schools to keep overdose reversal drug on campus More California schools are starting to keep Narcan, a drug used to prevent accidental drug overdoses, on campus as the use of opioids in schools continue to rise.
March 14, 2023 Washington father who lost two sons to fentanyl overdoses pleads for Congress to crack down on drug dealers A Washington father who lost two sons to fentanyl poisoning in less than two years is calling on Congress to take more aggressive actions to defeat the crisis.
March 10, 2023 Rep. Roy introduces bill to designate Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is reintroducing legislation that would designate multiple Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, as pressure grows on Mexico.
March 10, 2023 Mexico kidnapping, killing put cartel threat in stark relief and this needs to happen Mexico kidnapping, killing put cartel threat in stark relief and this needs to happen. They battle to cross border as tens of thousands disappear or die.
March 9, 2023 Mexican president claims fentanyl is US problem, slams calls for US military action against drug cartels Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador claimed that fentanyl is a U.S. problem on Thursday and rejected calls for U.S. military action against Mexican drug cartels.