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Twilight Zone or hallucinations

January 2019 will go down in history as one of the most bizarre months for current affairs. Maybe it was the Blood Moon, the Twilight Zone or someone spiking everyone’s punch with some of that heroin or fentanyl coming across our Southern border, but January was insane. This month’s crazy news has all of us … Continued
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February 1, 2019

Brooks cosponsors a number of border security bills

Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, announced on Thursday that he has cosponsored seven different border security bills at the outset of the 116th Congress. Brooks’ office shared federal crime data on crime committed by immigrants who illegally immigrated to the country. According to the crime data Brooks’ office shared, 117,500 undocumented immigrants are arrested for crimes … Continued
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January 11, 2019
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Fighting the opioid epidemic

For too long, a problem of epic proportion has been growing outside of the headlines in the United States: the opioid epidemic.  The reality is that we can no longer wait to take action.  Drug overdose is now a leading cause of death in the United States.  One hundred seventy-five Americans are dying every day … Continued
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June 18, 2018

Vestavia doctor charged with illegally prescribing opioids at Moody “pill mill”

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter Friday, federal prosecutors charged a Vestavia Hills doctor with illegally prescribing controlled substances, including opioid painkillers, at a pain clinic in Moody, Ala. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton announced the one-count indictment of conspiracy to illegally dispense and distribute … Continued
October 30, 2017

Shelby supports Trump’s opioid policy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., announced that he supports President Donald Trump’s declaration of a public health emergency in regard to opioid addiction: “I applaud the President and his Administration on their efforts to end the opioid epidemic,” Sen. Shelby said. “This is a real emergency, and it affects … Continued
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October 30, 2017
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What’s the prescription for the opioid problem?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter If you’ve lost a loved one to drug abuse, as I have, anger and sadness might color your resolve to fight a war against a substance, rather than address the causes that drive someone into the arms of darkness. We have been told by the President of the United … Continued
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August 18, 2017

California proposes an opioid tax

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter According to some estimates the growing the growing prescription opioid epidemic has a national economic burden of $78.5 billion. It is estimated that Alabama alone is spending over $234 million a year most of that on extra healthcare costs. Drug overdose deaths have soared 167 percent nationally. In California … Continued
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March 29, 2017