opioid crisis

Pharmacy Researcher Earns $2.3 Million to Study Opioid Addiction

GOOD LUCK ZIJUN –  Oct. 18, 2022 - “Drug addiction is not a moral failing,” said Wang, assistant professor of…

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Barbara Kingsolver: ‘Every single family I know has been affected by the opioid crisis’

APPALACHIAN APOCALYPSE –  Oct. 15, 2022 - Barbara Kingsolver speaks politely but is unmistakably angry. “We have a generation of…

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Who is better suited to fight addiction crisis? Fetterman or Oz?

DUH? –  Oct. 21, 2022 - Oct. 21, 2022 - Oz hasn't put forth a program and has clearly stated that he…

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The Opiate Epidemic, How Did We Get Here?

WHY ARE WE STILL HERE? –    Oct. 18, 2022 - As a person that has gone through a serious…

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One Man’s Journey Through Opioid Addiction

IT’S THE HERO’S JOURNEY! –    Oct. 14, 2022 - “I overdosed on drugs. I took heroin laced with fentanyl,”…

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Recovery Industry Rife with Abuse, Investigators Say

GREED GREED GREED –    Oct. 12, 2022 - The opioid epidemic may have fallen out of the daily headlines, but…

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Intercepted Phone Calls by DEA Glimpse Into $24M Oxycodone Sales Ring

THE WORLD IS WEARING A WIRE –    Oct. 14, 2022 - On Oct. 3, DEA agents interviewed Ratanaprasatporn at…

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Commentary: Harm Reduction and the Proletariat

STOP THE MADNESS –    Oct. 13, 2022 - Now opium derivatives, like heroin, are once again the actual opium…

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‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’: Towering Film About the War Against the Sackler Family

VIDEO – AMERICAN ROYALTY ABOVE THE LAW –  Oct. 7, 2022 - Worse, the Sacklers are billionaires whose name adorns…

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London Museum Drops Ties with Murderous Sackler Family

BLOOD MONEY REJECTED –  Oct. 1, 2022 - The Victoria and Albert Museum has bowed to growing pressure to rename…

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High School Ball Player Dies After Suspected Fentanyl Overdose

VIDEO – WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN –  Oct. 7, 2022 - “It is with great sadness that I inform…

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6 Drugs That Are A Challenge To Overcome

NOT TO MENTION DENIAL –  Oct. 2022 - Prescription drugs can be very challenging to overcome. This is because they…

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Family, Friends Advocate to End Drug-Induced Homicides

VIDEO – MORE WILL BE REVEALED –  Oct. 6, 2022 - Rumley was a recovering drug addict who went to…

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Las Vegas Police See 6 Deadly Overdoses in 1-1/2 Days

VIDEO – LEAVING LAS VEGAS ... FOREVER –  Sept 26, 2022 - Police said the people unknowingly took fentanyl. The…

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Doctors Rush to Escape Opioid Charges

SAVING THE PILLMILLIONAIRES –  Sept 19, 2022 - Previously, lower courts had not considered a prescriber’s intention. Until now, doctors…

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US: $1.5 Billion Naloxone Purchase to Fight Opioid Crisis

DOES CASH EVER MAKE A DIFFERENCE? –    Sept. 23, 2022 - The Biden administration is keen to show it…

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“Democracy Will Die” If We Don’t End Drug War!

VIDEO – ONLY SOLUTION TO REDUCE OVERDOSE DEATHS –  Sept. 21, 2022 - In his speech before the UN’s General…

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Battling Opioid Addiction Through Medicine and Faith

VIDEO – YOU CAN’T FIGHT YOUR WAY OUT OF A PLASTIC BAGGIE –    Sept. 19, 2022 - “It was…

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Addicted In Film, Book Excerpt

DRUGS ON FILM – Sept. 17, 2022 - Evil Incarnate: Purdue Pharma & Oxycontin Review of the Hulu Drama Series…

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New Street Drug is ‘As Deadly as Fentanyl’

ONLY IF YOU INGEST IT –    Sept. 16, 2022 - Deaths linked to drugs are on the rise. In…

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Dope Crisis Strikes Nerve with NY OASAS Commissioner

VIDEO – CATASTROPHE IN ACTION –  Sept. 13, 2022 - The commissioner said this is a scene playing out all…

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The Deadly Financial Aspect of Addiction

VIDEO – IT’S ALL ABOUT LOSSES –  Sept. 8, 2022 - After losing her husband to accidental overdose, Cheryl shares…

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Heroin Overdoses Down in D.C. The Sad Reason? Fentanyl.

THE CAPITAL OF DEATH –    Sept. 8, 2022 - Now heroin, synonymous with illicit drug use in Mid-Atlantic cities…

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Activist Talks About Loss and Fighting Big Pharma with ‘Dopesick’ author

MORE WORK TO BE DONE –    Aug. 29, 2022 - Tim Nolan, a nurse practitioner who treats the forgotten…

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Tyreek Lewis, 35, Died For Seeking Pain Relief — And Unknowingly Bought Fentanyl Pill

THE INVISIBLE SNIPPER KILLS AGAIN –    Sept. 3, 2022 - Desperate for relief, Lewis bought two. But the pills…

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Artists MUST Expose Corruption, Urges Opioid Crisis Film Director

CAN A FILM SAVE LIVES? –  Sept, 3, 2022 - The maker of lauded films including Risk (about Wikileaks) and…

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Drug Czar Says Stigma Among Doctors Culprit In Addiction Crisis

NOT AN ADDICT? –  Sept. 2, 2022 - As the first doctor to hold the position, he says he will…

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New Hampshire Gets $40.5 Million From Opioid Moguls Johnson & Johnson

VIDEO – NOT The Brothers Karamazov –  Sept. 1, 2022 - “As part of our continued efforts to battle the…

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Sam Quinones Is Wrong Says Zackary Siege

WHO KNOWS? – Sept. 4, 2022 -  The other day I got a concerned ping. Someone alerted me that Sam Quinones,…

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Out-of-Pocket Cost of Naloxone Soars for Uninsured Individuals

PROFITS ON LIFE AND DEATH –  Aug. 26. 2022 - While the cost of naloxone has declined for individuals with…

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