They Entered Treatment. Drugs, Overdoses and Deaths Followed. | New York Times
- A back-and-forth narrative on the effectiveness, or danger, of unregulated and unsupervised addiction recovery programs and housing. The moral of the story falls to the fact that there has been a ballooning of government funds for addiction recovery and affordable housing pushed by the left. But often with that increased funding does not come increased oversight, leaving many programs and government funding ripe for abuse and embezzlement. We so often see backlash to these programs aimed at helping the addicted or homeless, because of their ineffectiveness. These programs are necessary, and the money set aside for these programs is necessary, but they will only work if we make the oversight and regulation necessary and effective too, or else we’re simply left with grifters.
A Mysterious Health Wave Is Breaking Out Across the U.S. | The Atlantic
- From drug overdoses, to car fatalities, to obesity, to violent crime, American is witnessing a stark decrease. The explanations why are far from agreed upon. In each field experts are offerings varying reasons why from increased public funding to niche policy changes. But one thing is clear, to at least me, COVID ruined people, psychically but more importantly mentally as a society. Now that we’re past that hump, life is seemingly returning to normal and with it greater health outcomes for Americans.
- Multiple high-profile universities across the country are warning their international students to return back to campus before Trump assumes office. This warning comes in preparation for a new possible travel ban similar to the “Muslim ban” Trump put in place during his last presidency.