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HUMAN RIGHTS
Nationwide Crackdown Rescues 70 and Exposes Widespread Sex Trafficking in US Massage Parlors
Simultaneous raids in 19 states dismantle a massive network exploiting Chinese women in illegal “massage parlors,” with 46 arrests and more than 70 victims liberated.
DRUGS
States Scramble to Regulate THC Drinks Amid Spike in Youth Cannabis Use
THC-infused beverages now account for 15 percent of Minnesota liquor chain sales, with daily cannabis use surpassing alcohol consumption.
MENTAL HEALTH
Researchers Discover Data Vacuum on Antidepressant Withdrawal Hell
Swiss study finds only seven flawed papers on Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome after antidepressants, while 46 percent of those withdrawing face symptoms they describe as “extremely severe.”
CORRUPTION
Judge Rules Fort Smith Violated FOIA After Hiring Woman Charged with Felony Stalking
A judge found Fort Smith violated the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act after hiring a candidate charged with felony stalking. The fallout exposes deep cracks in transparency and oversight.
DRUGS
Uber Drivers Used as Unwitting Drug Mules Across the US
Uber’s delivery platform has become a loophole for traffickers to move illicit pills, weapons and cash with near-total anonymity.
DRUGS
Pro Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Throws Career and Life Away Over 4 Suitcases of Cannabis
Once a championship-winning athlete, Emmanuel-Thomas now faces up to 14 years in prison for trafficking 132 pounds of cannabis from Thailand.
MENTAL HEALTH
Ohio Public Health Campaign Sounds Alarm on Akathisia & Psychiatric Drug Dangers
Psychiatric drug side effects like akathisia are too often dismissed—until it’s too late.
DRUGS
Ketamine’s Casualties: Britain’s Youth Pay the Price for What They Think Is a “Safer” High
Youth ketamine use has tripled in a decade as fatal complications and organ failure rise. UK officials may reclassify the drug after mounting deaths and public health warnings.
DRUGS
Poison and Petroleum: Cartels Hijack Mexico’s Oil Industry to Power Crime Across Borders
Cartels are no longer just trafficking drugs—they’re tapping pipelines, terrorizing truckers and selling stolen crude to US refiners in a billion-dollar criminal enterprise.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Medical Doctor, Ex-NFL Player Among 255 Arrested in Florida Trafficking Operation
Arrests include prominent figures and foreign nationals, exposing the reach of modern slavery in Florida—one of the nation’s top trafficking states.
MENTAL HEALTH
Black Youth Disproportionately Killed by Violent Restraint in Psychiatric Facilities
A new report finds over 30 percent of those who die under facedown holds are Black and most perish within five minutes of restraint.
DRUGS
Drug-Addicted Newborns Surge in Washington as Reporting Rules Loosen
The incidence of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Washington has quadrupled since 2000, with Spokane County reporting rates more than triple the national average.
