Rite Aid Preparing For Bankruptcy To Avoid Opioid Lawsuits

GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER –   Aug. 25, 2023 - In the early 2000s, fatal overdoses from prescription drugs, particularly…

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McKinsey & Co. Got Thousands of Veterans Addicted to Opioids, with our Tax Dollars

WALL STREET RULES – Aug. 24, 2023 - At one point, nine out of every 10 opioid prescriptions in the…

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Despised Sackler Clan Bribing The Hamptons?

CRIME FAMILY – Aug. 22, 2023 - That negative publicity stepped up this month with the new, fictionalized Netflix film…

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‘Painkiller’ Director: “This Story Is Tragedy”

ALWAYS IS WHEN 400,000 DIE – Aug. 21, 2023  - much to them [and] the medical schools that meant so…

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Dead Ringers Has TV’s Best Take on the Sackler Family

VILLAINY FOR REAL – Aug. 18, 2023 - From the outset, the hook of Dead Ringers was reimagining David Cronenberg’s…

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Mallinckrodt Bankruptcy Cuts $1.9 Billion from Their Opioid Settlement

CAPITALISM REIGNS –   Aug. 23, 2023 - Mallinckrodt failed to make a $200 million payment to the opioid trust…

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The EU Wants to Cure Your Teen’s Smartphone Addiction

BUT YOU BOUGHT IT FOR THEM – Aug. 16, 2023 - China wants to limit screen time to 40 minutes…

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Netflix’s Painkiller and Hulu’s Dopesick

DEVIOUS FAMILY EXPOSED –   Aug. 18, 2023 - As the most dangerous drug introduced by this institution to the…

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Drugs in America: Prohibition to 21st-Century Binging

BOOK REVIEW – Aug. 23, 2023 - Quick Fixes is organized into brief essays, each nominally about a specific drug—alcohol,…

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Thursday is International Overdose Awareness Day

END OVERDOSE – August 31 we observe International Overdose Awareness Day, a day to remember those we’ve lost to overdose, acknowledge…

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Follow the Money: How to Track Opioid Settlement Dollars In Your State

VIDEO – JACKPOT OR JACKED? –   Aug. 21, 2023 - In 2023, one of the biggest stories journalists across…

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Quote of the Week – Bob Barker

“Come on down!” – Bob Barker, Dec. 12, 1923 - Aug. 26, 2023 

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NY Psychiatric Institute: Human Research Drug Trials Suspended after Man Commits Suicide

TRIAL & ERROR –   Aug. 10, 2023 - The research study into the drug was then fully terminated in…

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More Patients Suing Mishawaka

AUDIO – GOT GOOD INSURANCE? – Aug. 9, 2023 - When he first filed the lawsuit July 25, attorney Trevor…

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San Jose Doctor Busted for Opioid Prescription Scheme

THEIR STILL AT IT – Aug. 11, 2023 - When a bad actor exploits their position for personal gain, they…

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Meet The Man Who Fought The Sacklers

VIDEO – WITH COURAGE AND MORALS –   Aug. 15, 2023 - Quinn had helped Goldin form a grassroots group…

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What’s Behind Addiction in Minneapolis?

POVERTY? POVERTY OF SPIRIT? –   Aug. 11, 2023 - Coco said if there were people around her, people she…

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Recovery from Alcohol Addiction: Highs and Lows of Pooja Bhatt

SHE’S BIG IN INDIA – Aug. 12, 2023 - Mahesh Bhatt’s entry in the family week to meet daughter Pooja…

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Potent Marijuana Makes Teens Sick

NO LONGER A SACRAMENT –   Aug. 14, 2023 - But despite these dangers, the potency of the products currently…

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Marijuana Is Getting Out of Hand

IT’S A DRUG – Aug. 17, 2023 - Whenever attention is paid to these problems, marijuana advocates reflexively swat them…

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“I’m meth addict mum – this is why I couldn’t stop.”

COMING CLEAN—NOT GETTING CLEAN –   Aug. 14, 2023 - This is common for the thousands of babies born in…

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Anhedonia: You Won’t Like This

EVERYONE LOVES DUCK SOUP – Aug. 14, 2023 - While anhedonia may be complex, that doesn’t mean there’s no hope…

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We Can Prevent Overdose Deaths if We Change How We Think About Them

OPINION: Ryan Hampton – Aug. 15, 2023 - I’ve been living in recovery from opioid use disorder for eight and…

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Serve Drink, Save a Life: This Is Restaurant Work!

LIFE: THE BEST DESSERT OF ALL –   Aug. 16, 2023 - Kevin Foehrkolb was tending bar on a routine…

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Is Addiction Driven by the Gut Microbiome?

DIVERSITY MATTERS – Aug. 15, 2023 - With addiction, we normally think of hard drugs, but people can be addicted…

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Leanne Hainsby Celebrates One Year of Sobriety: ‘Best Decision I Made for Myself’

HIGHER POWER WORKING OUT – Aug. 16, 2023 - “Today marks the day before the day I was told I…

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“I was addicted to booze & cocaine and thought I was going to die” says Bradley Cooper

VIDEO – STAR IS REBORN – Aug. 16, 2023 - But it wasn’t until 2009, when Bradley played the lead…

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How To Overcome Performance Anxiety As A Young Professional

AUDIO – MINDFULLY –   Aug. 17, 2023 - Research shows that activities that induce a state of flow—intense focus…

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Pete Berg Had Personal Reasons For Wanting To Direct Netflix’s ‘Painkiller’

LISTEN – ADDICTIVE MINI-SERIES – Aug. 15, 2023 - It was a kismet twist of fate that Netflix’s limited series…

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I’m Sober Dietitian

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT –   Aug. 13, 2023 - You’d think all the health and nutrition classes I…

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