Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, located in Atlanta, Georgia was in the news this week telling America that the number of deaths related to illegal fentanyl was the highest it has ever been!
Great … The Director of the Centers for Disease Control recognizes that the opioid crisis in America is out of control … and why would that be? Perhaps the increasing number of fentanyl deaths has something to do with the wide-open southern border and the Biden Administration’s failure to recognize it has a crisis!
This is what the Drug Enforcement Administration, the DEA, has to say about the crisis: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid typically used to treat patients with chronic severe pain or severe pain following surgery. Fentanyl is a Schedule II controlled substance that is similar to morphine but about 100 times more potent. Under the supervision of a licensed medical professional, fentanyl has a legitimate medical use. Patients prescribed fentanyl should be monitored for potential misuse or abuse.
Illicit fentanyl, primarily manufactured in foreign clandestine labs and smuggled into the United States through Mexico, is being distributed across the country and sold on the illegal drug market. Fentanyl is being mixed in with other illicit drugs to increase the potency of the drug, sold as powders and nasal sprays, and increasingly pressed into pills made to look like legitimate prescription opioids. Because there is no official oversight or quality control, these counterfeit pills often contain lethal doses of fentanyl, with none of the promised drug.
According to the CDC, the organization led by Rochelle Walensky: synthetic opioids (like fentanyl) are the primary driver of overdose deaths in the United States. Comparison between 12 months-ending January 31, 2020, and the 12 months-ending January 31, 2021, during this period: Overdose deaths involving opioids rose 38.1 percent. Overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids (primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl) rose 55.6 percent and appear to be the primary driver of the increase in total drug overdose deaths.
So, we can clearly see that there is significant risk with illegal drugs that have been intentionally contaminated with fentanyl. Because of its potency and low cost, drug dealers have been mixing fentanyl with other drugs including heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine, increasing the likelihood of a fatal interaction.
OK … We get it … Illegal drugs laced with deadly fentanyl are coming across the southern border in increasing amounts! AND … the head of the CDC is making her concerns known to the President! RIGHT? She is pounding Biden’s desk in the Oval Office and making it clear: “Americans are dying faster and in greater numbers than they might in a war --- You must take decisive action, Mr. President! You must take it now … you know … like we did for COVID --- SHUT DOWN THE BORDER, MR. PRESIDENT!” RIGHT? Actually … NO! She is not doing a thing about it.
In fact, she is allowing just the opposite to occur. The expiration of Title 42, an order put in place by the Trump Administration that allows Customs and Border Patrol to reverse the flow of illegal aliens by returning those who test positive for COVID to be returned to Mexico, is to occur in May. So, we can all picture the scene at the White House … Walensky in the Oval Office making her concerns known to the President! RIGHT? She is pounding Biden’s desk in the Oval Office and making it clear: “Americans are dying from COVID in greater numbers than they did during the Trump Administration --- You must take decisive action, Mr. President! You must take it now … You must extend Title 42 so the illegal aliens do not spread COVID across the country … you know … like we did for illegal drug trafficking --- SHUT DOWN THE BORDER, MR. PRESIDENT!” RIGHT? Actually … NO! She is not doing a thing about this either.
You see, the Biden appointees lack the skill, the knowledge and the empathy to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the American people. Walensky is one of many who currently hold key government positions who are doing nothing about the opioid epidemic. She is on a list that is long; but, right at the very top is the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas,
followed closely by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra.
A Republican controlled House and Senate can and should immediately embark on a campaign to impeach the Secretary level people. The law has been violated. The safety and security of the American people have been compromised. High Crimes and Misdemeanors is the standard and the standard has been exceeded. As for Walensky, she needs to be replaced with a competent person who will be interested in looking out for the welfare of the people. We do not need more lectures or lockdowns. We need a leader in the CDC who knows where the problem lies and will attack the problem on the ground. We need someone who can find the southern border of the United States.
November ’22 is coming, and nothing will change if you don’t vote for change!