Anonymous wrote:https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/border-issues/2019/03/09/nogales-border-cities-ports-of-entry-drug-smuggling-effects-fentanyl-overdoses/3086853002/?utm_source=oembed&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=storylines

NOGALES – Despite record seizures of fentanyl at U.S. ports of entry on the southern border, a rise in overdoses is forcing law enforcement officials in some border communities to change their tactics, emphasizing information and public engagement, as well as drugs to reverse opioid overdoses.

From 2015 to 2017, fentanyl-related overdose deaths in the U.S. tripled, to 28,466 from 9,580, according to a National Institute on Drug Abuse analysis of data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Arizona, the number of such deaths rose from 1,274 in 2015 to 1,532 in 2017, according to the CDC.

The Drug Enforcement Agency’s 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment said fentanyl and other synthetic opioids now are the most lethal category of opioids in the United States, partly because drug traffickers are increasingly mixing fentanyl into other drugs without the street dealer’s or user’s knowledge.

And it’s not just adults who are increasingly using the pills. One arrest was made at San Luis High School where a student was found with 46 blue M-30s. With fentanyl distribution moving directly into the local high school, the police department has increased its visibility and engagement.

Anonymous wrote:What ever happened to personal responsibility? No one is FORCING these people to take illegal drugs, that is their personal choice.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't care about overdoses. People who do non prescription drugs are breaking the law. I care about law abiding citizens.

Law enforcement, first responders, and medical professionals wish that they weren’t taking their life into their hands dealing with pets who OD on fentanyl.

Even touching these people with your bare hands could kill you. Family members have died cleaning up the vomit from a fentanyl od in their homes.

You should be lucky you have the luxury to not care or deal with this deadly epidemic.

Anonymous wrote:I don't care about overdoses. People who do non prescription drugs are breaking the law. I care about law abiding citizens.

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Anonymous wrote:This is why he wants his wall. His voters keep od’ing

Typical lib. Fentanyl is getting into high schools and it’s all about those dumb Trump supporters.

None of you gives a damn about America.

I think the case could be better made that Republicans don’t give a damn about America, what with their treason, how much they hate protecting voting rights, how they will choose businesses over people every time including not punishing the families in America who helped create the drug crisis in the first place.

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Anonymous wrote:It's hard to take the sudden GOP outrage seriously. Why didn't they address this during the first two years when they had complete control? Obviously their priorities were rewarding their wealthy overlords with tax cuts.

Any legislation dealing with immigration would have passed in the house. It would have also passed in the Senate, but would have fallen short of the 60 votes needed since we are seeing that Democrats have no intention of doing anything about illegal immigration or the drugs and crime that come with it.

Trump could have declared his precious emergency much earlier if it were a true emergency. What about those executive orders he's so fond of? You're not fooling anyone. The Repubs did not want the wall either.

Of course they don’t! Their corporate masters need that cheap labor.

Low wages, no pension, no benefits, no medical insurance. Illegals are a rich business owners favorite source of hogging more wealth.

What about you? What do your masters want?

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Anonymous wrote:It's hard to take the sudden GOP outrage seriously. Why didn't they address this during the first two years when they had complete control? Obviously their priorities were rewarding their wealthy overlords with tax cuts.

Any legislation dealing with immigration would have passed in the house. It would have also passed in the Senate, but would have fallen short of the 60 votes needed since we are seeing that Democrats have no intention of doing anything about illegal immigration or the drugs and crime that come with it.

Trump could have declared his precious emergency much earlier if it were a true emergency. What about those executive orders he's so fond of? You're not fooling anyone. The Repubs did not want the wall either.

Of course they don’t! Their corporate masters need that cheap labor.

Low wages, no pension, no benefits, no medical insurance. Illegals are a rich business owners favorite source of hogging more wealth.

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Anonymous wrote:It's hard to take the sudden GOP outrage seriously. Why didn't they address this during the first two years when they had complete control? Obviously their priorities were rewarding their wealthy overlords with tax cuts.

Any legislation dealing with immigration would have passed in the house. It would have also passed in the Senate, but would have fallen short of the 60 votes needed since we are seeing that Democrats have no intention of doing anything about illegal immigration or the drugs and crime that come with it.

Trump could have declared his precious emergency much earlier if it were a true emergency. What about those executive orders he's so fond of? You're not fooling anyone. The Repubs did not want the wall either.

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Anonymous wrote:It's hard to take the sudden GOP outrage seriously. Why didn't they address this during the first two years when they had complete control? Obviously their priorities were rewarding their wealthy overlords with tax cuts.

Any legislation dealing with immigration would have passed in the house. It would have also passed in the Senate, but would have fallen short of the 60 votes needed since we are seeing that Democrats have no intention of doing anything about illegal immigration or the drugs and crime that come with it.

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Anonymous wrote:It's hard to take the sudden GOP outrage seriously. Why didn't they address this during the first two years when they had complete control? Obviously their priorities were rewarding their wealthy overlords with tax cuts.

Any legislation dealing with immigration would have passed in the house. It would have also passed in the Senate, but would have fallen short of the 60 votes needed since we are seeing that Democrats have no intention of doing anything about illegal immigration or the drugs and crime that come with it.

Trump could've accepted the $25bil in border security money. A wall along the Rio Grande will take years to build due to environmental issues on the river and eminent domain. In the mean time, he could've taken the $25 bil for high tech border security which is a lot easier and faster to implement.

Trump's head was stuck on the wall, whether that's due to him wanting to fulfill his campaign promise, or he likes 20th century solutions rather than high tech solutions (he's notorious for wanting old fashioned solutions like using steam on navy ships), I don't know.