The Wall Ain't Just About Illegals

Largely by-passed in the discussions of The Wall (an absolutely necessary part of US security) is this little report from Centers for Disease Control.

An in-depth analysis of 2016 U.S. drug overdose data shows that America’s overdose epidemic is spreading geographically and increasing across demographic groups. The report, from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), appears in today’s issue of MMWR.

Drug overdoses killed 63,632 Americans in 2016. Nearly two-thirds of these deaths (66%) involved a prescription or illicit opioid. Overdose deaths increased in all categories of drugs examined for men and women, people ages 15 and older, all races and ethnicities, and across all levels of urbanization.

CDC’s new analysis confirms that recent increases in drug overdose deaths are driven by continued sharp increases in deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone, such as illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF)....

The drugs largely come across the horribly un-secure southern border.

The Democrats, as usual, talk a good game about "caring for people."  However, just as with abortion, the Democrats' policies actually deliver death.

Republicans could talk about that, but they don't.  That's because they remain The Stupid Party.