New White House drug abuse strategy floats wastewater testing, AI, more treatment and faith-based options
www.cbsnews.com
The Trump administration is proposing wastewater testing to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time, according to a draft of a new drug control strategy obtained by CBS News. It also proposes using AI to track threats.

Why you should know: This is important for a majority of Americans, who consume “drugs” like cannabis and psychedelics, because law enforcement will be willingly conscripted into violating your peace and civil rights for religious gain. Drugs are dangerous primarily because LEOs are violent and eager to punish perceived heresies. This effort by the Trump Administration is yet another coup against normal, good people and should be obviously evil to you.

The more you know…

  • Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Interesting considering many rural / red areas of the country are also more likely to be on a septic system and therefore can’t have their sewage monitored.

    • Cataphract@lemmy.ml
      3·
      3 days ago

      Commented above, it’s actually worse for septic tank systems. Your sewage is collected by a business (with your particular address and name associated with billing) and processed at some of the same facilities the monitoring equipment would be setup at. You would have years of drug use stored as evidence (and the tank on your property for further evidence) and they would have a better case of probable cause to investigate your particular residence instead of a county/town wide report.

      • Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        Septic trucks usually stop at a few different houses before they’re full, so the waste from several families ends up all mixed together. You’d have to mandate the collection and analysis of a single home at a time for what you said to be true. It would totally change the logistics of the industry.

        Most people only pump their tanks every few years, so you’d be looking at a much longer history rather than what’s happening right now like you would with sewer water analysis. I just don’t see how data that old would be relevant.