Drug trafficking

Chemical weapons of mass destruction on US soil

America is under attack. Chemical weapons of mass destruction are now in every city nationwide in the form of opioid drugs. Just as in the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s, death rates are going up, families are stripped of their assets and people are sent to prison when what they really need is treatment.

Americans are particularly vulnerable to opioid use right now because the painkillers are widely available. In addition, drugs offer some relief from the chronic stress of current socioeconomic conditions and untreated mental illness. Drugs may offer immediate relief from uncomfortable emotional states, but only cause more anguish over time.

Drugs are effective weapons. Not only are they profitable with regard to sales, addiction makes people very easy to exploit. Drug addiction invariably leads to loss of not only assets, but also opportunities, relationships, dignity, freedom and/or life.