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In 1898, the Bayer pharmaceutical company began an aggressive marketing campaign to sell its commercial preparation of Heroin. That was the name they gave to their formulation of diacetylmorphine, or the product of boiling morphine for several hours. Heroin was heavily promoted as being non-addicting, and therefore an excellent treatment for morphine addiction. Bronchitis, tuberculosis and other cough-inducing illnesses were also treated with Heroin. In 1906, the American Medical Association approved Heroin for general use and recommended that it be used in place of morphine.
originally posted by: IAMTAT
originally posted by: iplay1up2
a reply to: IAMTAT
I am sorry for your loss. My Niece, has been a heroine addict for 10 years. I know what it is like. The thing is, yes the drugs come from Mexico, however they come through the ports of entry, 90% of the time.
Thank you. I'm sorry you're dealing with this too.
Most heroin and opioids come in through the US/Mexico border.
www.politifact.com...
originally posted by: uncommitted
originally posted by: IAMTAT
originally posted by: iplay1up2
a reply to: IAMTAT
I am sorry for your loss. My Niece, has been a heroine addict for 10 years. I know what it is like. The thing is, yes the drugs come from Mexico, however they come through the ports of entry, 90% of the time.
Thank you. I'm sorry you're dealing with this too.
Most heroin and opioids come in through the US/Mexico border.
www.politifact.com...
Yes, usually smuggled over the legal entry/exit points - at least 90% estimated and a lot of that is by Americans for Americans. The wall wouldn't make any significant difference.
originally posted by: Magnivea
a reply to: IAMTAT
That "logic" flies out the window when you look at any darknet market and realize how many kilos of anything you can name off the top of your head are shipped into this country daily. No border risk involved, just the risk of a customs letter asking if you'd like to claim your seized package.
The postal service doesn't seem to care much, either. Frankly it's probably what's keeping them afloat (aside from Amazon and things like Walmart home shipping) and they're more than likely aware of that.
So let’s just make it easier them... yah that should take care of it.
originally posted by: kelbtalfenek
a reply to: IAMTAT
Sorry to hear about your stepson's death. I've lost 2 coworkers recently to heroin addiction and it's tough.
I don't blame the border though. I blame the CIA and Afghanistan's poppies.
Drugs are going to come in via boat, plane, car, truck, ROVs, unmanned drones and every other possible way. A wall won't stop a single pill, joint or baggie. It just won't. It's not even a symbol of "we don't want your drugs." It's a useless expense for preventing drugs from crossing the border.
The CIA and I'm sure other government agencies have a shady past in the drug world. Just google CIA and Drugs and you'll get around 23 MILLION hits.
You’re right... I primarily see your post as an anti wall post and all the reasons why we shouldn’t have a wall, not whether a wall will stop or not stop or deter drug running over the border by cartels. You are obviously going to be against a border wall, no matter what, so its easy to see you are going to support all the pro Open Borders arguments, including the silly arguments about how the wall is going to disrupt the ecosystem. The Sierra Club is one of a number of radical environmental groups used by the Club of Rome and the proponents of Agenda 21. You’ve fallen for it hook line and sinker. As for the Indian res...well
originally posted by: Skid Mark
a reply to: ThirdEyeofHorus
Obviously, you didn't watch the videos or read the linked articles, or even give the post in general much thought.
www.google.com...
Sheriff Mark Lamb says illegal immigrants and smugglers come out of the reservation into his county in Arizona, 80 miles north of Mexico. Nearly 3,500 illegal border-crossers were detained in the first month of this year.
The opioid epidemic has occurred in three waves. The first wave began in 1991 when deaths involving opioids began to rise following a sharp increase in the prescribing of opioid and opioid-combination medications for the treatment of pain. The increase in opioid prescriptions was influenced by reassurances given to prescribers by pharmaceutical companies and medical societies claiming that the risk of addiction to prescription opioids was very low. During this time, pharmaceutical companies also began to promote the use of opioids in patients with non-cancer related pain even though there was a lack of data regarding the risks and benefits in these patients. By 1999, 86% of patients using opioids were using them for non-cancer pain. Communities where opioids were readily available and prescribed liberally were the first places to experience increased opioid abuse and diversion (the transfer of opioids from the individual for whom they were prescribed, to others, which is illegal).
The second wave of the opioid epidemic started around 2010 with a rapid increase in deaths from heroin abuse. As early efforts to decrease opioid prescribing began to take effect, making prescription opioids harder to obtain, the focus turned to heroin, a cheap, widely available, and potent illegal opioid. The use of heroin increased in both sexes, the majority of age brackets, and all socioeconomic groups. Deaths due to heroin-related overdose increased by 286% from 2002 to 2013, and approximately 80% of heroin users admitted to misusing prescription opioids before turning to heroin
The third wave of the epidemic began in 2013 as an increase in deaths related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. The sharpest rise in drug-related deaths occurred in 2016 with over 20,000 deaths from fentanyl and related drugs. The increase in fentanyl deaths has been linked to illicitly manufactured fentanyl (not diverted medical fentanyl) used to replace or adulterate other drugs of abuse.
originally posted by: IAMTAT
originally posted by: Pandaram
These are bunch of junkies.. they will die soon. Like how American killed off by invaders germs? So building a wall someone country is stupid.. use the cash to buy more stash.
They're also someone's children!
Get help.