March 9, 2023 Sen. Graham calls for ‘fury and might’ of US to be unleashed on Mexican cartels, eyes military action Sen. Lindsey Graham is calling for Mexican cartels to be labeled Foreign Terrorist Organizations and authorize military force to go after the cartels in Mexico.
March 9, 2023 Opioid drugs cause more than half of young children’s poisoning deaths: new study More than half of all poisoning deaths among children 5 years and younger involve opioid drugs, per a study that reviewed child fatalities across 40 states.
March 8, 2023 Michigan state police bust California driver with enough deadly drug to kill about one-third of the state Michigan State Police (MSP) arrested a California driver on Tuesday after pulling over his vehicle and seizing enough fentanyl to kill three million people potentially.
March 8, 2023 Seattle bus driver sickened by passengers using fentanyl, says city health officials ignoring his complaints King County Metro driver Stevon Williams criticized area health officials who he claimed refused to examine him after fentanyl fumes made him too sick to work.
March 3, 2023 FDA cracks down on animal tranquilizer as overdose deaths and amputations soar The FDA will restrict imports of the animal tranquilizer, Xylazine, known as "Tranq" on the street. The drug has now infiltrated much of the fentanyl and heroin supply in the U.S.
March 3, 2023 If FDA won't combat opioid crisis, this Republican and this Democrat will Too many tragic deaths have one thing in common – they died from opioid related overdoses.
March 2, 2023 White House says Biden's laugh while discussing fentanyl crisis taken out of context: 'his heart goes out' The White House said President Biden's laugh while discussing the fentanyl crisis Wednesday night was taken out of context as the president himself has experienced personal loss.
March 1, 2023 Biden criticized for laughing while discussing mom who lost two children to fentanyl President Biden appeared to laugh when discussing a mother who lost her two children to fentanyl overdoses in 2020. The RNC took to Twitter to criticize the president. (Credit: White House)
March 1, 2023 American fentanyl crisis 'unleashed on purpose' by Mexican drug cartels, AG Garland says Attorney General Merrick Garland called on Mexico to "do more" to fight the fentanyl crisis, which he said Mexican cartels have "unleashed on purpose" in the U.S.
March 1, 2023 Top Homeland Security Republican requests updated fentanyl overdose death stats from CDC as drug crisis rages Homeland Security Committee Chairman Green wrote to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Wednesday demanding estimates on drug overdose deaths from 2022, specifically related to fentanyl.