At least 9 dead in opioid overdose emergency in Texas
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- čas přidán 1. 05. 2024
- A wave of overdoses that officials say was likely caused by drugs laced with fentanyl has killed at least nine people since Monday in Austin, Texas. Authorities say more than 70 overdoses have been reported. NBC News' Priscilla Thompson reports.
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#Texas #Opioids #Overdose
It’s not called an emergency, it’s called a chemical attack.
Strange, I wonder whats going to happen? Hopefully israel will recieve funding for securing their border and removing 15+ million illegals that are poisoning killing off and replacing the citizens who live here and are supposed to be protected by their government....? I wonder, Maybe ukraine should step in and send the border some aide packages, or quisas......
Who is causing this asymetrical war in America?
It's called judgment.
Through our very porous border.
Chinese using Mexican cartels to attack Americans @@Shakuni-wb4rp
I'll stick with my beer.
Alcohol is way more toxic than fentanyl (just like other solvents, e.g. inhalants).
This is poisoning on a grand scale. How tragic
And Biden still won't close the border...
Colorful Allure!
Or Gods work
No one forced the junkies …
My cousin overdosed last year on fentenayl. Her son found her dead in one of his cars in their front yard.
My cousin died about a year ago from a fentanyl overdose. It was in a pill they thought was oxycontin.
@@tyarnold4088exactly they are being laced thinking it's something else
😂
I don't understand how this hasn't been declared a pandemic.
Too busy dealing with trump
@@Cmunic8what does this have to do with politics?????
@@chrissypoo69 not politics, trump. He’s a distraction and muddies the waters with his…embellishment’s, exaggeration and lies. Why do you ask?
It’s racist to do anything about it that’s why. You just gotta let them do their thing☺️
It's a lifestyle choice. No one is twisting anyones arm here.
Just say no!! Don't even try that mess not once
OMG that didn’t work 50 years ago. It’s not gonna work now.
@@squiggyg.8415it works for me
Sometimes weed is being laced. Even the video pointed that out.
@@_ghost_pepper_yeah. You can also see the laced portion in weed.
@@kap1526not if it's rolled up by someone else. 😒
The dealer's should be held accountable.
It's the police. That's the dealer.
The police are the dealer
The government brought it in
*the government
Wooow smh things are truly getting worse and worse family please be safe 🙏🤝
You must of not live through the crack epidemic.
@@felipenunez2058 I was born in 89 brother I've seen and witnessed a lot but I'm in the present as of today this is what it is
We'll all be fine..we're not dopers
@@novajtv straight like that 👍
This is on the users and China
Or the open border
No the fault on them.
@@squiggyg.8415and not so smart individuals. Did the cartels force them to buy and take their products?
And the cartels selling it 😡
@@_ghost_pepper_ Is it difficult for Americans not to buy their products?
It's called thinning the herd!
Self solving problem
@@andrewflategraff Yes.
Anyone of any age or social standing can take a Fentanayl laced drug without knowing it, it's criminal and evil that this is happening
This is a problem that sorts itself out. We eventually run out of addicts.
Exactly when and where has that ever happened?
Something to see an addict talking about his dead girl that OD'd and the probability that they could be next
Oh snap 😮This is terribly sad. 🙏🏽
In theory... If we check this November, we might be shocked... or not shocked, but disappointed in a broken and cheated system
And no one is paying their medical bills
All people working and paying taxes are paying their medical bills.
AND on other news, China and Mexico just won the American Cup today...
Self inflicted injury.
Sad that it's the one thing I can't get my hands on and want more than anything
Keep ya head up n be safe, stay alive. There's a way out, keep on fighting.
Don't care
"Here man take these.... Oh no not those ones!" hahaha
mel-low.....mel-low.
I’ll stick to my brewskis 🍺
Thanks Abbott! 🤦🏻♂️
oh no, this is awful!
Why..they're dopers
Police better be getting that batch off store shelves QUICK!
Just don't pop pills stick to God's plant marijuana
10000 years...zero deaths
And buy it at a dispensary.
But do it in moderation cause it can cause anxiety and panic
@@maryjanegreen7601 Tere are more illegal shops than legal. And you have no idea what they selling to you 😆
And weed is still illegal? It's a public health emergency. Free the Weed!
Grow up
Get smart weed is the last of their worries@@robertbirch5676
You know why wheat is still illegal You actually survive that and they make them a lot of money off of It by locking people up
@@robertbirch5676 learn some science.
Weed is being laced with the stuff
they're *literally* on the otherside of the border... doesnt most dope go through austin???
how did it take *this* long?
Just don't put it in your mouth...people !
America is slowly deteriorating.
Slowly????
Slowly is a poor choice of words.
Yes it is. Corporations are doing a good job of making us like a 3rd world country.
@@Heikin-Ashi-LarryI mean, a slow drip since 1776, for sure.
No one wants to hear this, but people were better off with vicodin prescribed by a doctor. Opiate addiction is awful but cracking down on legal opiates has only lead to a wave of fentanyl deaths. Endless amounts more and more its heartbreaking.
If it were regulated and legal it would be much safer.
upon such things, i dont think so, but even then very difficult < for me to say
You can report news without sirens too.
Um I get people asking for the ones with fent. They want fent
How is this an "emergency." They are dead. And they died doing what they loved doing. And??
Fentanyl might not affect you, but it could easily affect someone you love.
@@sharong8511 AND????
It's an emergency because their lives can be saved by administering Narcan
@@FlipMacz😂😂😂
@@terryowen6759what part of that makes it an emergency??
wt? this is getting out of control!
806 💀 last year in my city 😢
i had an od on a fent pressed xan legalize marijuana
I’m just about to smoke a fatty here in British Columbia where the fentanyl epidemic is killing thousands of our people every year. Yes, your state should decriminalize marijuana if not legalize it altogether.
Don't pause
I can tell from these comments alot of ppl have forgot that God is watching you to see where your heart is at. We are all Gods children remember that when you think anyone in any situation is below you because your affliction is different.
Open boarder has brought this mess
The Governor is having his people go out and give it away. Publicity and Political. They had a boarder bill.
CLOSE THE BORDER ENOUGH CARTLES ALREADY !!!!!
My daughter died from fentanyl in July. It’s such a horrible drug.
My sister died of a Fentanyl overdose in 2021. This drug is going to ruin lives if something doesn't change.
Meanwhile marijuana is still worse
Worse for that Costco sized bag of Cheetoes in the kitchen
People saying close the border, have you ever been to the border? Do you really think it’s “open”? Last time I crossed it took me close to 4 hours. There’s all kinds of inspections going on not to mention technology, dogs, etc. How about working on helping Americans instead of sending so much money to fund wars and death? Oh that’s right, helping Americans doesn’t make politicians money.
There will be no refuge or solace🌬
Quickening the thinning
Just say noooo
You should be urging all parents to buy their children drug test kits AND Narcan.
My kids aren't stupid
And where do you think the cartels get the guns?
From Obama. Fast and furious still having consequences.
not from America. gun companies from all around the world are allowed to sell guns in Mexico. You think Glock is made in America? THE most popular gun IN THE WORLD.....is made in Austria.
@@W.J.M. buddy you can’t buy a firearm in Mexico. You gotta go next door.
You don’t think it’s gonna affect you until it hits close to home. Last year I watched them take out my friends son on a stretcher he died from a fentanyl overdose we need to close the border
Why do people call fentanyl "fentanol"?
Close enough
It doesn't matter, people are dying
Cuz that's how you say it I assume.
Well...that's just bad for business
Thank you Joe for your open border policies.
DON'T.
Thank you trump and Republicans.
no Republican has done ANY better. Republicans dealt crack in the 80s. It's both parties. Only people acting on their own can help.
We've had a drug epidemic for decades, BOT. Try to keep up with American culture wherever you're from.
@AtomicGirlNYC-fu9xy
Do the research on fentanyl deaths since Joey has come to office. Come on now, keep up with the times wherever you're from.
I can’t take you seriously when you say FENTANOL
Nancy Regan ..just say no..
Exactly
Fr Mexico
What about Mx? Do these people not learn from all the people who have previously died? Looks like not!
People know its fentynal by now people aint selling real oxys out here
Thanks Myorkis
“for austin emt randy chavra, its been a heroin week” (no pun intended though)…
Is this the " thing : El Chapo son was warning about .
Sounds like Austin is having a case of the "BLUE CITY" blues. Let's all sing together now....just follow the bouncing ball....................
😔
FentaNILL
Legalize weed and a lot of these problems wouldn’t happen anymore.
Weed's legal, where have you been?
@@ghostwalk2446 not in tx
Ts legal in Minnesota and people still doing fenty
Thank Alejandro Mayorkas for this
Thank trump and the republican party.
@@felipenunez2058 Well it's easy to see you suffer from TDS.
@@felipenunez2058 thank potato for an open southern border
Hi there, uneducated. The fentanyl crisis in the US was caused by an American billionaire family, the Sacklers. Bye. At least Trump loves you (if you pay for his legal fees).
This isn't political lol people wanna get high and the world's full of idiots who take a chance on poison
Thank you Mayorkas
So bring in the Death penalty ....You get caught Trafficing in this you sign yer death certificate ......
Something has to end this .
The mayor has said that he wants less police...until now I'm sure. Austin is the blue city in Texas. Reap what you sow.
Police never once in history have stopped or even slowed down drug use. So why do I want to pay 80k a year per officer to have them shaking people down in traffic stops?
Close the border
"Unbeknownst to users..."
You underestimate them. I know from personal experience they are _looking_ for the stronger stuff. When word gets out it's going around the heavy users seek it out. The light users do too because they think it'll last them longer since they "won't use as much".
Texas is the new California 😂
Ppl who need pain medication need 2 b able 2 access that at their dr, instead now ppl r turning 2 the streets due 2 drs not giving the medication they need 2 survive. Maybe things need 2 change so that ppl can get the care they need an can get that from their dr instead of having 2 turn 2 the streets. It’s ridiculous. This needs 2 b fixed so that ppl like my grandma didn’t have 2 die in agony. Only when she was finally put on hospice was she given anything 4 pain a was forced 2 suffer the last 5 years of her life in daily agony a pain. Her at 87 years old sn refused anything 4 her pain. It’s our body not the DEAs so we should have a say in how we r able 2 manage chronic pain. Our bodies, our pain, it’s really choice not any1 else. Laws need 2 change so that ppl who truly need the help can actually get the help & care they need from their dr & not b forced 2 turn 2 other means jus 2 survive an have any kind of productive an manageable life. Maybe then so many ppl wudnt b dying from wut they r forced 2 get off the street if they could get it from a dr
Yes my son has horrible back pain and can't get anything so he go to work.
9 people out of 30 million? Pretty low odds, statistically.
Actually, overdose deaths are 100K per year now. Was below 20K in 2000. Below 40K in 2010.
43K car deaths a year. 2.5x more drug overdose deaths.
@@HKim0072100k is 0.0002% of the USA population. This isnt an epidemic, it's media dramatics and people like you who are gullible
its okay, the senacy will still remain as their horrible roman and templars selves
Ambo-buses🤔
Nothing of value is being lost meh
Anyone can take a fentanayl laced drug without knowing it
I sure the deceased will have the thoughts and prayers of Governor Abbot.
Bring back trump he would never allow this bs to continue
I say stop showing up to help or take your time getting there. Let the problem solve its self. Maybe then we will have druggies walking around.
Just say "no", right?
Called an epidemic for some, but a "choice" for others.
/sarcasm in case someone misses it.
PS. Jail the Sacklers (billionaire family who caused much of this crisis, for profit).
Flows from China through the cartels. Well established and known.
Thank you China and Mexico!! You guys are awesome 👏
Your welcome
Nobody forcing you to take it
This is happening because Americans demonized the pharmaceutical industry and mental hospitals. I'm no fan of China but it's not it's fault that Americans spent decades shutting down mental hospitals and teaching the mentally ill that they could self-medicate with fentanyl instead of getting a prescription. China is just taking advantage of American weakness. That's all.
🥳🥳🥳
dont do conservatism , kids
Made in China
Mexico
FAFO lolol
😝😝🤣
Addicts do t watch the news or read comments
everything bigger in Texas. Maybe texas should put some more money into education and medical services. They won't because a born life has no value to them, only the unborn matter. I lived in texas for 2 years. you could not pay me enough to go back. maybe TX should legalize pot so people can get legit stuff legally.
Tell your Cali and New York friends how bad it is here.. thanks!!
Get rid of narcan.
😂🤣 that's fkd up dude!
That is ridiculous, it saves lives
@@terryowen6759yeah, so they can keep the cycle going
Remember when Michael Jordan said "Just stop"...Biden says "Bring more!".
What about the border deal Republicans didn't vote for. The problem would have been solved. You need to do more research, puppet.
Remember Biden love you😂😂😂😂😂😂
Kwel 😊
Seems like the problem solved its self...
Open borders
Ever see anyone make this stuff? That's cause it's comes from China.
Mexico
China manufactures the precursor chemicals and then ships it to Central America. It gets processed and moves north. It's been well documented.
It’s probably because of the nurses.
What do nurses have to do with it?
See what happens when you keep the Borders open? Vote Blue and this is what you get.
Absolutely! It's a safe haven for addicts and dealers. We have a drug crisis nationwide but it's worse in blue cities and states as these no harm reduction policies harm!
Blah blah blah.
A lot is mailed to dealers from China.
Notice its mostly '⚪' people OD'ing lol
It's mostly coming from China or at least originating there.
Typical red state.
Now blame Biden 😢