drugs
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Is America Kicking Its Opioid Habit?
We're finally seeing some progress on both addiction cases and life expectancy.
Border Crisis Brings More Drugs Into U.S.
As Border Patrol is overwhelmed with migrants entering illegally, drug cartels have taken advantage.
Illegal Immigration Is a Major Crime Problem
A new DOJ report reveals that one out of five individuals in federal prisons is an illegal alien.
A Crack in the Justice System: The Story of Matthew Charles
After rehabilitating himself thoroughly, Charles is headed back to prison for a decades-old offense.
NYC Pursues Opioid Suit Despite ObamaCare's Assist
Leftists are more interested in the money they can extract from frivolous lawsuits than they are in solving problems.
Marijuana: When the Rule of Law Goes to Pot
The best constitutional answer for the drug question (and many others) is returning to federalism.
The Key to the Drug Crisis Is Family
For too long we've looked to the government to solve our problems, while the family unit has fallen into tatters.
Trump, the Opioid Epidemic, and National Emergency
He won't declare a national emergency because he recognizes the proper manner in which to combat the crisis.
Drug Deaths Nearly 6X Gun Murders
The drug epidemic vastly outpaces America's problem of "gun violence," but leftists are silent.
Blaming Big Pharma for Heroin Epidemic
State and local governments have been suing pharmaceutical companies for the opioid abuse problem.
A Nation of Addicts — The Resurgence of Opioid Deaths
There is an epidemic of opioid addiction if anyone takes note...
Drug Smugglers Flow Across Our Border, Syrian Christians Don't
Who should Americans see as worthier candidates for entering our country? Syrian Christians fleeing persecution — and possible beheading by the Islamic State — or smugglers moving drugs across our Mexican border? Under existing U.S. law, a Christian fleeing from regions in Syria threatened or controlled by the Islamic State could claim asylum here. A smuggler moving drugs across our border has no justification at all.
Chris Christie's Cheap Shot
"My mother was a smoker," Chris Christie told a New Hampshire audience in a video that has gone viral. Though she tried everything — gum, patches, hypnosis — nothing worked. When she was diagnosed with cancer, he continued, "No one came to me and said, 'Don't treat her, (because) she got what she deserved.' No one ... said, 'Hey listen, you know your mother was dumb. She started smoking when she was 16. Then after we told her it was bad for her, she kept doing it, so we're not going to give her chemotherapy, we're not going to give her radiation, we're not going to give her any of that stuff — you know why? (Because) she's getting what she deserves.' No one said that."
OK, Who Ordered the Mexican Heroin?
Heroin use in the United States increased by nearly 80 percent between 2007 and 2012 alone, and The New York Times' main reaction to this depressing fact is to be overjoyed that the new addicts are mostly white. The important point is not that ragingly addictive drugs are sweeping small-town America, young lives are being cut short, or that we lost one of the most talented actors of his generation to a heroin overdose. What matters is that that the drug epidemic is not having a disparate impact.