war on drugs

Overdose Deaths Surge As Pandemic Continues

(ConservativeStar.com) – Right now, it seems the only health crisis the media can see is the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – but is a bigger problem getting lost in all the virus panic? Many health experts are worried that, in the shadows of the coronavirus, our drug overdose epidemic is quietly growing. How Bad Is the Drug Crisis? In mid-November, the National Center for Health Statistics reported that, in the year ending April, a record number …

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US Attorney Sees Large Increase of Meth Sales

(ConservativeStar.com) – Methamphetamine is a dangerous recreational-use drug that’s highly and quickly addictive because it creates a rapid release of dopamine in certain “reward areas” of the brain. It’s why law enforcement at every level works extraordinarily hard to keep this poison off the streets. After noting a large increase in sales in 2019, the Vermont Drug Task Force began an investigation to pin down the people behind the manufacture and distribution of the substance …

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