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August 28, 2024

NY and the Snapchat scheme you must know about

By Paul Martin I arrived home from New York late Saturday night and walked straight to bed, exhausted. It was another trip—more meetings with grieving activist parents. I started a...

August 19, 2024

It’s killing toddlers?

By Paul Martin Last week, the Arizona Department of Child Safety found that last year 34 Arizona children under 5 years old died from fentanyl poisoning. They expect that number to rise....

August 12, 2024

Perhaps it’s my attempt to cope.

By Paul Martin At seven this morning I started my workday by checking my emails.  At 10:35 last night we received an email via the United Against Fentanyl website. I’ve...

July 31, 2024

In Response to the Biden Administration: We Can End the Fentanyl Crisis with a National Strategy

By Todd Oh 74,702. 13,176. 79,000,000. These numbers reflect the severity of the crisis our nation faces. In 2023, there were 74,702 deaths due to synthetic drugs, including fentanyl. The...

July 12, 2024

The bliss of no pain?

by Paul Martin There's a woman who comes to Kéan almost daily. That's the coffee house where I start nearly every day in town. I'm unsure if she's technically homeless,...

May 10, 2024

“Paul, we long for the days of heroin.” A social worker’s words and a missing 13-year-old girl.

by Paul Martin Luis is generously tatted. Faded green-gray flames creep up his neck onto his sun-hardened face. I’m riding shotgun in the cab of his flatbed en route to...