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Congress and federal agencies should recognize that the drug landscape has shifted.

Michelle Rivera
Michelle Rivera
Michelle Rivera
Reporter · Cleveland, OH

Michelle, an Ohio State University graduate, has spent over six years focusing on community issues in Cleveland, including social justice and local initiatives. She has previously written for NPR's local affiliates, where she honed her storytelling skills to highlight diverse community voices.

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Reporter · Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM · 1 min read
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Congress and federal agencies should recognize that the drug landscape has shifted. — Avon Lake Community news

America’s drug traffickers have discovered a dangerous new shortcut and it’s one our federal agencies never anticipated. Criminal chemists no longer need to invent new substances. They can raid decades of pharmaceutical patents and scientific journals, pull out abandoned experimental compounds, and turn them into street drugs. Cartels have figured out that America’s scientific archive is now their R D department.

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