fentanyl crisis

The Drug Enforcement Administration lays out how the CCP uses false packaging to ship fentanyl chemicals to two major cartels. Bipartisan collaboration is a rare sight on capitol hill, but we do see it in specific areas, one of them is how to deal with the fentanyl crisis—the leading cause of death for Americans 18-45. […]

Amid the dramatic rise in overdose deaths caused by “tranq dope,” or fentanyl laced with animal tranquilizer xylazine, the White House has announced a national response plan to address the crisis. The plan aims to ensure a 15 percent reduction in xylazine-positive overdose deaths in at least three of four U.S. Census regions by 2025. […]

Secretary of State Antony Blinken led on Friday the first virtual meeting of a global coalition of nations aiming to end the threat of dangerous synthetic drugs.

Reactions are pouring in on former President Donald Trump’s CNN Town Hall Wednesday night. What are Republicans, Democrats, and President Joe Biden’s campaign saying? The main aspects of the GOP’s border security bill that hit the floor Thursday evening include reconstruction of the border wall, asylum process reforms, and more. Find out how lawmakers voted, as Title […]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is directing the state’s National Guard to help find personnel and resources to combat fentanyl trafficking in San Francisco. Newsom’s directive also applies to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The move comes as part of a new partnership with the City of San Francisco in its ongoing efforts to deal with […]

China is denying the existence of illicit fentanyl shipments to Mexico—and with it, its ties to America’s fentanyl crisis. The United States says fentanyl precursors from China are processed into the drug in Mexico and that most of the fentanyl in the United States travels through the southern border from Mexico. On Thursday, Beijing’s foreign […]

The U.S. House Financial Service Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions holds a hearing to “Follow the Money: The CCP(Chinese Communist Party)’s  Business Model Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis” at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 23. Jonathan Cassara, Special Agent, U.S. Treasury (Retired);  Donald Im, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Cyber Section DEA […]

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Surveillance holds a hearing at 9 a.m. ET on March 1 on “The Fentanyl Crisis in America: Inaction Is No Longer an Option.” The hearing will examine the flow of fentanyl trafficked through America by criminals and drug cartels exploiting the border crisis. DEA Special […]

A new poll finds a majority of Democrats don’t want President Joe Biden to be the party’s 2024 presidential nominee. How is the White House responding? Is the recession worsening? Signals are intensifying as a key economic gauge drops for the sixth straight month. To discuss the latest economic trends and how the federal government […]

House Republicans showcased their “Commitment to America” plan—their promise to the people in the run-up to the midterms. We’ll hear from the House Republican leader himself to find out more about the GOP’s plan for a “new direction.” President Joe Biden pushed back against the Republicans’ proposed agenda Friday, attending an event by the Democratic […]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has instructed state agency heads to “look for ways to enhance all aspects of the state’s response to” the fentanyl crisis, including creating public service announcements, posting flyers in prominent locations around regulated facilities, training staff, or providing educational opportunities. They’ve also been instructed to prepare “to outline statutory changes, budget […]

Authorities in Gadsden County, Florida, announced that eight people have died over the holiday weekend from a suspected drug overdose, while another eight have been hospitalized. The first two apparent overdose deaths happened on July 1, when officials found two women inside a home in the St. Hebron community. That night alone, members of the […]

One of Canada’s top investigative reporters is exposing how a major fentanyl crisis is being fueled in North America. The process includes high-ranking Chinese Communist Party officials, overseas criminal gangs, casinos, and money laundering. Investigative reporter Sam Cooper calls this process the Vancouver Model. And here’s how it works. It starts with a CCP official […]

NTD spoke with Jacob James Rich, policy analyst at the Reason Foundation, about opioid addiction and fentanyl—a highly addictive drug that is killing thousands of Americans. He discusses drug overdose trends, the effects of government policies, and the black market.