Brownwood Drugs: An Equal Opprotunity Nemesis
" today the nemesis of the local drug trade is not an imported product. "
Brownwood Bulletin
Sunday May 1, 2005
Op Ed: Columnist
Greater emphasis needed on reducing drug demand -- Robert Brincefield
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nem·e·sis (ne˘m'i˘-si˘s)
n., pl. -ses (-sïz').
1. A source of harm or ruin
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While I think Bob's Column is on target on many points, I disagree with his quote " today the nemesis of the local drug trade is not an imported product. ". An example of what I am talking about is the recent international drug bust (see below) less than 15 miles from Brownwood (Lake Brownwood State Park). I agree with Bob that education should be a very visible part of the Brownwood solution and one that involves the " entire " community.
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Feds Arrest 20 in Internet Drug Bust
Posted April 20, 2005 5:45PM
" Twenty people in the United States and abroad were arrested on charges they ran Internet pharmacies that illegally shipped narcotics, steroids and amphetamines to teenagers and other buyers around the world, federal authorities announced Wednesday.
The arrests were the result of a yearlong investigation by six federal agencies of online pharmacies that often operate in the shadows of the Internet, with no fixed address and no way to track where they are located, Drug Enforcement Administrator Karen Tandy said.
The drugs were shipped to buyers with little or no effort to verify ages or medical need, allowing teenagers or drug abusers easy access to addictive and dangerous drugs, officials said."
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