comes across the U.S.-Mexico border in passenger vehicles, according to Troy Miller, the senior official performing the duties of the commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Almost all the fentanyl coming into the U.S. is smuggled through legal ports of entry, like San Ysidro,...
On March 4, 2022,Kouri Richinssays she found her husband,Eric Richins, unresponsive in their bed. First responders tried to save him, but it was too late for the father of three. Weeks later, police said Richins' death was caused by an overdose of fentanyl. The grieving widow fr...
Carney said workers in both countries will be better off when "the greatest economic and security partnership in the world is renewed, relaunched. That is possible.” He added he respects Trump's concerns for American workers and about fentanyl. “Today is a...
Sarah Inama, a 35-year-old 6th-grade teacher at Lewis and Clark Middle School in Meridian, Idaho, wasordered by her school district to take down two postersfrom her classroom. One poster read “Everyone Is Welcome Here,” with images of children’s hands in various skin tones. The other ...
"China is the number one problem when it comes to illegal fentanyl coming into the United States," said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. China is one of the world's largest producers of the precursor chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. It also leads...
Easy access to opioids, whether through legal prescriptions or illegal markets, contributes to the rise in OUD cases. Overprescribing practices, diversion of prescription medications, and the presence of illicit opioids like heroin or synthetic opioids such as fentanyl have increased the availability of...
It’s not unusual for the Chinese government to subsidize industries, and the precursor chemicals are also used to make legal painkillers. But some of the production finds it way to Mexican drug cartels who make fentanyl and send it to the United States. ...
As of April 2024, recreational marijuana is legal in 24 states, or nearly half the country, according to thePew Research Center. The states where recreational weed is legal are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,Illinois,Maine,Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, ...
The Trump administration said the suspension will stop shipments of fentanyl from Mexico and Canada in small packages. Policymakers already want to appear tough on China, said Rob Handfield, a professor of supply chain management at North Carolina State University. The US also has concerns over fas...
Tim Walz and JD Vance sparred Tuesday on issues ranging from Israel to climate change to fentanyl. But a few topics were glaringly absent. Here are some notable items the vice presidential nominees didn’t discuss during their 90-minute face-off. “Tampon Tim”: Republicans have tried to...