Drug Policy

FILE- In this June 1, 2018 file photo, small vials of fentanyl are shown in the inpatient pharmacy at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. Nebraska state officials are preparing for their first execution in two decades on Aug. 14 at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln, Neb., and their first-ever lethal injection with an untried combination of drugs. The new execution protocol calls for an initial IV dose of diazepam, commonly known as Valium, to render the inmate unconscious; the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl; cisatracurium besylate to induce paralysis and stop the inmate from breathing; and potassium chloride to stop the heart.

Beltway Confidential

Curbing fentanyl is a national matter of life or death

March 16, 2023 6:00 am

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2016, file photo, a number of syringes are scattered in the remains of a tent city being cleared by city workers along Division Street in San Francisco.

Community and Family

Just say no to tax-funded drug consumption sites

Michele Steeb -

March 14, 2023 11:21 am

The image shows fentanyl pills in multiple colors, which the DEA says is an intentional move by the drug cartels to make them

Healthcare

Healthcare industry ‘restrained’ from properly treating fentanyl addiction: Experts

Anna Giaritelli -

March 14, 2023 4:30 am

FILE - Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget in Washington, on April 26, 2022.

News

Lawmakers call on State Department to issue travel advisory over Mexican pharmaceuticals

Misty Severi -

March 13, 2023 9:50 pm

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Democrats increasingly join Republicans in blaming China for US fentanyl crisis

Jerry Dunleavy -

February 25, 2023 6:00 am

Business

A shark comes for the pharmaceutical industry

Nicole Russell -

February 24, 2023 10:00 am

Foreign Policy

China and Mexico refuse to cooperate with US against fentanyl suppliers, federal officials say

Joel Gehrke -

February 15, 2023 11:35 pm

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Border Patrol shows a 2-foot-high drone that a Border Patrol agent spotted swooping over the border fence on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, near a San Diego border crossing.

Immigration

Texas sheriff tells Congress nearly 2,000 Mexican drug cartel drones are swarming US skies

Anna Giaritelli -

February 15, 2023 9:32 pm

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario on Thursday, May 31, 2018. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada. Trudeau said: "These tariffs are totally unacceptable." Canada announced plans to slap tariffs on $16.6-billion Canadian (US$12.8 billion) worth of U.S. products, ranging from steel to yogurt to toilet paper.

Beltway Confidential

Canada’s push to decriminalize drugs will be a disaster

Adam Zivo -

February 6, 2023 11:00 am

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, on Nov. 19, 2022, in Las Vegas.

News

DeSantis targets middlemen on drug prices

Abigail Adcox -

January 14, 2023 9:00 am

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