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Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, walks outside of the White House, Nov. 18, 2021, in Washington. The U.S. has named a veterinary tranquilizer as an “emerging threat” when it is mixed with the opioid fentanyl, clearing the way for more efforts to stop the spread of xylazine and develop an antidote. The Office of National Drug Control Policy announced the designation Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

An emerging threat: Drug mix of xylazine, fentanyl

By Geoff Mulvihill - Associated Press

Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, is shown at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Washington. Gupta was one of the first witnesses whose video deposition was played at a bench trial Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in which several pharmaceutical manufacturers are accused in a lawsuit of contributing to the crisis. He testified that the opioid epidemic got so bad in drug-ravaged West Virginia that the state was having trouble finding foster parents to care of children. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Top White House drug-fighter sees progress on fentanyl overdoses, but warns of new threats

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2016, file photo, a number of syringes are scattered in the remains of a tent city being cleared by city workers along Division Street in San Francisco. The California Assembly Public Safety Committee approved a bill, Wednesday June 1, 2022, that would allow opioid users a place to inject drugs in a supervised setting. The goal of the bill is to prevent accidental overdose deaths from opioid use. These "safe injection sites" have been popping up all over the world in recent years. It's part of a movement to rethink treatment for people addicted to powerful opioids. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

America must summon the political will to end the opioid crisis

By Charmaine Yoest

US designates Northern Idaho county as drug-trafficking area

By KEITH RIDLER - Associated Press

Official: Recovering drug addicts should speak up

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN - Associated Press

Top federal drug policy official to visit Vt.

By BETH GARBITELLI - Associated Press

The D.C. Council is calling for a ban on the sale of synthetic cannabinoids — sold as incense under names including Spice, K2 and Yucatan Fire — because of their easy availability and danger. (Associated Press)

D.C. drug users turn to synthetic marijuana to skirt drug tests

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times