The announcement about a new drug in the battle against opioid addiction helps to solidify the notion that the opioid crisis is a health issue, unlike the nation’s reaction to the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s and 90s.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first nonopioid treatment on Wednesday to ease withdrawal symptoms while quitting opioids. Addicts often experience weeks of vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain and agitation when they stop using the drugs. The new pills can be used a part of a longer treatment plan, the agency said.
Deaths from opioids—such as fentanyl and various prescription painkillers—have ravished rural White communities and increasingly African-American communities. The epidemic has elicited sympathy from lawmakers, law enforcement and our law-and-order President Donald Trump.
In April, Congress proposed various comprehensive plans to address opioids, which were involved in more than 42,000 deaths in 2016, according to the CDC. Federal lawmakers had previously given agencies funding to research solutions, including a massive $3.3 billion omnibus spending bill in March.
This new treatment contributes to the narrative that the opioids crisis is best approached in an understanding way that requires counseling, education and prevention. That’s in stark contrast to the crack epidemic that decimated African-American families. The solution was spending money to build prisons and showing no compassion for crack addicts.
FDA officials expedited approval of Lucemyra to help addicts kick their opioids addiction, according to the Associated Press. Where was the urgency to help crack addicts kick their habit?
Federal regulators approved the drug for adult use and required the drug maker, US WoldMeds, to conduct more tests to produce medications for teens and newborns of opioid-addicted mothers.
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On April 29, Jennifer Schulte made internet history when she decided to call the police on Black people at a barbecue. She will now and forever be known as BBQ Becky, a nickname which led to some of the best memes of 2018. SEE ALSO: Some No Name, Pitchy R&B Singer Disrespected Keith Sweat And Gets Demolished On Twitter In case you missed it, BBQ Becky called 911 because Black people were barbecuing with charcoal in Oakland, California at Lake Merritt. However, the police did not come — she claims she waited two hours. In the 911 call, the dispatcher says, “Are you living in the park or something? Why can’t you separate yourself?” Schulte also refused to give out her race, although she willingly disclosed the race of the people she called the cops on, saying repeatedly, “My race doesn’t matter!” The dispatcher says her race matters and asks if she has ever been to a mental facility. BBQ Becky said she was being followed, but you can repeatedly hear Michelle Snider, the woman who filmed the video, demanding BBQ Becky return her husband’s business card, which she denied having on the call (though she clearly had in the card in the video). See the video below: https://youtu.be/7jxfgcDzjoQ Twitter had a field day with BBQ Becky. Revisit the hilarity below:
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