Detection Dilemma
Seems to me this is just another weakness in the plan to rely on border control and enforcement to stem the rise of synthetic drugs in the US.
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Author: C. Scott McMillin
“It was never a problem”
That’s important in a treatment context, because a history of multiple drug use means they will be tempted to focus on one substance — their “drug of choice”, whatever they may feel that is — while minimizing the importance of the others.
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One County, Two Big Problems
It turns out that the local Mennonite community in Seminole has also been a regular stop on a drug smuggling route that runs from northern Mexico all the way to Canada. The smugglers: Yep, other Mennonites.
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Another wave of OD?
“Overdose deaths from carfentanil…[increased] from 29 between January and June 2023 to 238 in that same period in 2024.” That’s a heck of a year-over-year increase, although it still represents only a small percentage of total fatalities.
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Special Dispensations
Like most people who work with addictions, I’ve heard stories over the years, mostly from offenders themselves, about police officers accepting money to have DWI charges dropped.
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