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Debbie Lesko: I am going to read off some headlines. The first one is from the New York Post. It says, ``Fentanyl now leading cause of…

On the recordFebruary 8, 2022
I am going to read off some headlines. The first one is from the New York Post. It says, ``Fentanyl now leading cause of death among teens in Arizona border county.'' In the article it says, ``Fentanyl overdoses have overtaken car crashes as the leading cause of death among teenagers in an Arizona border county, as Governor Doug Ducey blames President Biden's neglect of the U.S. border for the rise in lethal drugs coming into the country.'' The next article is from a TV station in Tucson, and it is entitled, ``Arizona poison centers sound alarm as fentanyl overdoses spike.'' Another article, and this one is from The Center Square. ``Arizona seizes record amount of fentanyl, now cited as leading cause of death of Americans between 18 and 45.'' It goes on to say, ``Authorities in Arizona seized $9 million worth of fentanyl pills in the State's largest bust of the illicit drug--enough, they said, to kill half the population of Arizona.'' Wow. It goes on to say, ``Fentanyl has become the drug of choice of the Mexican Sinaloa cartel, which controls the U.S.-Mexico border stretching from California to El Paso, Texas.'' {time} 1845 `` `This is not a recreational drug' Scottsdale Police Department Chief Jeff Walther said. `This is death.' Two milligrams is a lethal dose. A teaspoon holds about 5,000 milligrams, enough to kill 2,500 people.…
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Feb 8, 2022

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