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Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Drug Policy

Common Ground / May 23rd, 2023 / By Clare Ashcraft

Opioid addiction and fentanyl laced drugs continue to be an issue across communities, Republican and Democratic. Here are a few bipartisan solutions to the issue.

Common Ground, Drugs, Bipartisanship, Marijuana, Fentanyl

When Foreign Policy Matters, Just Not the Way You’d Expect

Recommended Reading / May 1st, 2023 / By Dan Schnur

Framing the border problems in the context of opioids rather than immigrants presents a potential benefit for GOP candidates.

Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, US-Mexico Border, Fentanyl, Drug Policy, Drug Cartels, Ron DeSantis, Politics, 2024 Presidential Election, Donald Trump, Ukraine War, China

Media Bias Alert: Do Increasing Fentanyl Seizures Indicate More Drugs or Better Detection?

Bias / March 27th, 2023 / By Clare Ashcraft

As fentanyl overdoses continue to skyrocket in the U.S., questions about where it comes from and how to deal with it are driving media bias and divides in coverage.

Media Bias Alert, Fentanyl, Drug Cartels, DEA, DHS, Biden, Bill Barr, Border Crisis, Drug Policy

America At War: The Fentanyl Crisis Killing Hundreds of Thousands

Recommended Reading / July 4th, 2022 / By Hudson Crozier

An epidemic of fentanyl overdose in the U.S. enabled by weak border security goes unaddressed by many in the media and government.

Fentanyl, War On Drugs

What is Fentanyl and Why is it Behind the Deadly Surge in US Drug Overdoses? A Medical Toxicologist Explains

Recommended Reading / May 12th, 2022 / By "The Conversation" Contributor

Buying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. Counterfeit pills purchased in nonmedical settings may contain life-threatening amounts of fentanyl.

Drugs, Public Health, Opioid Crisis, Fentanyl

Tag: Fentanyl