Weapon of mass destruction: Fentanyl, the killer opioid

Weapon of mass destruction: Fentanyl, the killer opioid

by WorldTribune Staff, December 13, 2018 There were 63,632 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. Fentanyl was involved in nearly 29 percent of those deaths. Currently the most commonly used drug in overdose deaths, fentanyl poses “a significant […]

Israelis call for Obama to return Peace Prize after report on suppression of Hizbullah probe

Israelis call for Obama to return Peace Prize after report on suppression of Hizbullah probe

by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2017 Israeli politicians blasted former U.S. President Barack Obama after Politico’s bombshell report that the Obama administration derailed a DEA investigation into Hizbullah’s drug trafficking activities to protect Obama’s major foreign policy legacy, the Iran nuclear deal. “Obama must return his Nobel Peace Prize,” if this week’s Politico story is […]

‘Gray death’: Drug mix blamed for dozens of deaths, ‘like playing Russian roulette’

‘Gray death’: Drug mix blamed for dozens of deaths, ‘like playing Russian roulette’

by WorldTribune Staff, May 5, 2017 The latest in the deadly drug mixing trend has been cited in dozens of overdose deaths in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio. Described as looking like a concrete mix, “Gray death” is a mixture of heroin, potent painkillers and elephant tranquilizers that are cut together to create a lethal combination, […]

Sixty percent of Taliban funding said derived from illegal opium trade

Sixty percent of Taliban funding said derived from illegal opium trade

by WorldTribune Staff, April 30, 2017 The Taliban relies heavily on the illicit opium trade from which it generates as much as 60 percent of its funding, according to the U.S. military. But politically correct polices at the Pentagon have prevented U.S. military actions to eliminate the lucrative and illicit opium crops at the source. […]