25 Most Commonly Used Recreational Drugs in America

Other drugs like cocaine and LSD, are used sporadically among adults in the U.S.Using data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive, the experts at HealthGrove, a health data site by Graphiq, ranked the 25 most commonly used recreational drugs. The substances are ordered by the increasing percentage of people age 12 and over who used the drug recreationally in 2015.

DEA calls China’s fentanyl ban a ‘game-changer’ for opioid epidemic: report

China has announced a ban on the legal manufacture of four varieties of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, CNN reports. The sale and manufacture of four variations of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl will be banned in China starting March 1, a move the Drug Enforcement Administration hailed as a potential “game-changer” in the fight against the opioid epidemic, CNN reports .

DEA chief to visit China as US pushes to halt opioid supply

The top U.S. drug enforcement official plans to visit China next week, a sign of intensifying efforts to stop the flow of deadly synthetic drugs from China to the United States. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed Friday that acting administrator Chuck Rosenberg will visit Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong Monday through Thursday, at the invitation of China’s Ministry of Public Security.

Government Has Share in Blame

… consumed for legitimate medical reasons, and the drug wholesalers knew it. Companies such as McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen Drug Co. understood full well they were flooding the Mountain State with poison, but they hid behind …