Opioids are prescribed and not trafficked across the Mexican border. The heroine and fentanyl problem is about inbound drugs. But, "the wall" would not make a difference, it is known these two drugs are coming in through ports of entry in smaller quantities than marijuana.
China recently classified fentanyl as a controlled substance, that will probably help, but, it is not the entire solution.
The national emergency initiative is not working. It is time to shift the paradigm to end the prescription drug nightmare that are causing the deaths of so many Americans.
January 14, 2019
By Ashley Welch
For the first time on record, (click here) Americans are more likely to die of an accidental opioid overdose than in a motor vehicle crash, according to a new report from the National Safety Council.
The group calculates that the chance of dying from an opioid overdose has increased to 1 in 96, surpassing the odds of dying in a car accident, at 1 in 103. It's also greater than the odds of dying from a fall, a gun assault, pedestrian accident, or drowning.
"The opioid crisis remains an abstract issue for many people; they still believe it will not happen to them, or it isn't a risk facing them or their family," Maureen Vogel, spokeswoman for the National Safety Council, told CBS News. "These numbers show the gravity of the problem our country is facing. We need to reprioritize and regroup, because all these deaths are preventable."
Each day more than 130 Americans die after overdosing on opioids, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report finding the number of drug overdose deaths among middle-aged women skyrocketed between 1999 and 2017, with opioids, including fentanyl and heroin, being the main driver. Deaths from prescription and illicit opioids in children and teens also tripled over the same time period, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open.
Data reported last year showed drug overdoses killed more Americans in 2016 than the Vietnam War, with three-quarters of those deaths caused by opioids....
"The opioid crisis remains an abstract issue for many people; they still believe it will not happen to them, or it isn't a risk facing them or their family," Maureen Vogel, spokeswoman for the National Safety Council, told CBS News. "These numbers show the gravity of the problem our country is facing. We need to reprioritize and regroup, because all these deaths are preventable."Data reported last year showed drug overdoses killed more Americans in 2016 than the Vietnam War, with th
January 14, 2019
By Michael Birnbaum
Brussels — A prominent Polish opposition leader, (click here) Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz, died Monday after being stabbed in the chest a day earlier at a charity concert, unsettling Polish politics at a tense and polarized moment in the nation’s history.
The attack, which was broadly condemned across the political spectrum, stunned a country that has become deeply divided over attempts by the ruling Law and Justice party to increase its control over courts, media and other aspects of public life.
Polish authorities allege that the assailant was a 27-year-old man with a history of crime and mental illness. After he stabbed Adamowicz repeatedly on a stage in front of a crowd of thousands, he declared himself to have been wrongfully imprisoned by Poland’s previous ruling party, which had supported Adamowicz....
Following the funeral (click here) Minister Krzysztof Szczerski read a letter from the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda.
The Letter (click here)
Poland has, (click here) for the last three years, been the subject of strong criticism from EU leaders. The main bone of contention has the been the Polish government’s repeated attempts to make sweeping changes to the independent judiciary, widely seen as a slide towards authoritarianism in the former communist country. Such moves have prompted punitive actions by the EU, including the launch of Article 7 proceedings against the Polish government in December last year. The latest installment in the saga has been an attempt to force Supreme Court justices to retire earlier at 65 as opposed to the current limit of 70. But after an intervention by the European Court of Justice, politicians have this week voted to reverse this decision. Euronews spoke to Wojciech Sadurski, a law professor and Polish legal expert, about the situation in Poland....
President Duda is very loyal to democracy. He has a long history of leadership in Poland and he has made rather interesting strides for the country. Today, unfortunately there was an assassination of a political figure and there is talk about how Poland might be disintegrating into many factions. I don't see that happening.
President Duda has entered into an agreement with a wall of countries in Central Europe. It is an economic wall as well as a strategic wall.
The Three Seas Initiative (click here) is a flexible political platform, at Presidential level, launched in 2015. The Initiative includes the 12 EU Member States located between the Adriatic, the Baltic and the Black Seas: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia....
The Three Seas Initiative a a brave new way of insuring these 12 countries are always economically strong and strategically prepared for nonsense from Russia. they are all members of NATO and span three sees, the Black Sea, the Adriatic and the Baltic. That is an amazing alliance within NATO.
The Presidents have a flexible platform because it allows for cultural initiative and cross border economic strategies. There may be turbulence in Poland because of mischief by Putin, but, to believe there is ever going to be any relinquishment of democracy is pure speculation.
The Polish people embrace their freedom. They sometimes are lead to an undemocratic approach because they trust a little too much, but, President Duda is an incredible president with a very long history of dedication to the people of Poland and the freedom they love. There is too much about Duda, Poland and the Three Sea Imitative that stands for freedom and strength. Perhaps Poland and it's alliance would like to have a climate efficient aluminum smelter within their borders.
First quarter moon
7.1 day old moon
47.3 percent lit
January 12, 2019
By Tom Palmer
The moon (click here) will turn red next Sunday night as the earth’s shadow moves between the moon and the sun.
As most of you know, this is called a total lunar eclipse.
Members of the Imperial Polk Astronomical Society will present a program beginning at 7 p.m. at Florida Southern College’s Annie Pfeiffer Chapel in Lakeland. The event is free and open to the public.
Local astronomers will discuss the eclipse and answer questions.
They will set up telescopes on the college grounds to view the eclipse, which will start at 9:36 p.m. The viewing will occur during the entire eclipse, which will end at 2:48 a.m. Monday.
If the sky is clear, the eclipse should be visible everywhere in Polk County.
Total lunar eclipses happen so often in a normal person’s life that many people will probably stay indoors for the event.
This was not always so....
