In Central Illinois, two rare “street” Benzos (benzodiazepines) have caused worry about additional overdoses to contend with in addition to the opioid epidemic the region has been seeing. Since last October, Undersheriff Rick Robbins told the media, he has encountered a drug called flubromazolam, known to its users as “liquid Xanax.” Another drug, named etizolam,
A congressional report revealed that many illegal shipments of fentanyl, a powerful and dangerous opioid drug, slip undetected as they arrive via the United State Postal Service. Most of the drug dealers selling this drug do so right under the nose of regulators via China. Congress says that the U.S. Postal Service must take measures
More than 81 pounds of synthetic opioids, mostly fentanyl, were seized in the past fiscal year, a record-setting number according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The seizure amount, of course, points to much more of the deadly synthetic slipping through the cracks and making it into the hands of those with a substance abuse
Chris Christie has been chosen by President Trump to lead a new drug commission meant to combat drug addiction, according to a briefing released by the White House this Wednesday morning. The two leaders led what they called a “listening session” today which was attended by other government figures, including Secretary of Education Betsy Davos
Authorities investigating the composition of the dangerous synthetic drugs distributed over the summer across the US have found a dangerous drug masquerading as “synthetic marijuana.” The drug, tested not only from the leftover samples but also from subjects after it metabolized in the body, may be marketed as marijuana, but its effects are dangerously foreign
