#El Chapo’s son extradited to the US for drug trafficking charges

#El Chapo’s son extradited to the US for drug trafficking charges

The son of infamous Mexican cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was extradited to the U.S. on Friday to face drug trafficking charges, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced. Ovidio Guzmán López faces charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and other violent crimes. He was arrested by Mexican authorities in January and indicted on U.S. charges…

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#How schools can help combat the rise in teen overdose deaths

#How schools can help combat the rise in teen overdose deaths

Schools are introducing new measures and drug prevention organizations are adding to their curricula to combat a disturbing rise in teen overdose deaths. Drug use among high school students is in a historic decline, but the particular substances teenagers are consuming are becoming more dangerous, including some laced with fentanyl. Fatal overdoses among teens have…

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#Dangers of fentanyl escalate US-Mexico tensions

#Dangers of fentanyl escalate US-Mexico tensions

Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a 2-part series. Read Part 1 here. The U.S.-Mexico relationship is under strain from fentanyl smuggling, as politicians on both sides of the Rio Grande scramble to respond to a drug trade that now kills more than 70,000 U.S. nationals every year. The synthetic opioid has largely…

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#As US fentanyl deaths jump, GOP casts blame at the border

#As US fentanyl deaths jump, GOP casts blame at the border

Editor’s note: The first part of a 2-part series on the politicization of fentanyl overdoses. The Republican takeover of the House shifted congressional oversight of the border, with GOP lawmakers using their new powers in efforts to link the fentanyl crisis to migration. Fentanyl has increased the stakes in the decades-long drug war, inflaming the…

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#New Rochelle student saved with Narcan after vaping

#New Rochelle student saved with Narcan after vaping

“New Rochelle student saved with Narcan after vaping” A Westchester County high school student needed to be revived with Narcan after the teen used a vape possibly laced with deadly fentanyl. The student at New Rochelle High School was smoking a vape believed to be marijuana and went unconscious on Monday. Nurses rushed into action…

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