RFK Jr., The CDC, and the "Drug Bust Paradox" with Dr. Charles LeBaron

Subscribe to Gaslight Gazette: https://www.nolanhigdon.substack.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DisinfoDetoxLearn more at: https://www.NolanHigdon.comIs the Trump administration’s recent military escalation in South America a masterstroke of law enforcement, or a lethal distraction from a public health crisis at home? In this episode of Disinfo Detox, Nolan Higdon sits down with Dr. Charles LeBaron, a former CDC scientist and award-winning author, to pull back the curtain on "Operation Absolute Resolve."As the administration boasts that kidnapping Nicolás Maduro will save tens of thousands of American lives, Dr. LeBaron—who spent 28 years at the CDC—explains why the science tells a different story. We explore the "Drug Bust Paradox," the gutting of federal health agencies under RFK Jr., and the historical patterns of using foreign intervention to mask domestic policy failures.Operation Absolute Resolve Exposed: Why attacking Venezuela has almost zero impact on the illicit fentanyl trade, which primarily flows through official ports of entry via Mexico and China.The "Drug Bust Paradox": How supply-side military interventions often lead to increased overdose deaths as users are forced toward more dangerous, unpredictable sources.RFK Jr. and the Gutting of the CDC: An inside look at how budget cuts and personnel losses at SAMHSA, NIDA, and the CDC are dismantling the nation’s ability to fight addiction."Greed to Do Good": Dr. LeBaron discusses his latest book, exposing the institutional failures within the CDC that helped detonate the initial opioid explosion.The Political Playbook: Analyzing whether the Venezuela takeover is a "spectacle" designed to bolster polling numbers while the real war on drugs is being lost in American communities.#DonaldTrump #OperationAbsolute Resolve #CharlesLeBaron #GreedToDoGood #Venezuela #NicolasMaduro #CiliaFlores #DrugBustParadox #DrugWar #OpioidCrisis #Fentanyl #CDC #RFKJr #SAMHSA #NIDA #PublicHealth #DepartmentOfHealthAndHumanServices #OverdosePrevention #HarmReduction #SupplySideIntervention #Narcoterrorism #OperationAbsoluteResolve2026 #USMilitaryIntervention #MedicalEpidemiology #NolanHigdon #DisinfoDetox #PoliticalPhilosophy #PublicPolicy #MedicalHistory #ScienceAversion #BudgetCuts #HealthCrisis #LatinAmericanPolitics #OilPolitics #ForeignPolicy #AmericanLives #AddictionTreatment #MentalHealthGrants #ScientificExcellence #Epidemiology #WarOnDrugsFailure