opioid crisis

Mothers Protest SF Safe Injection Site

IT’S COMPLICATED –  Feb. 4, 2022 - Mothers Against Drug Deaths will protest outside the center at 8 a.m. Saturday…

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Native American Tribes Tentative $590 Mil. Opioids Settlement with J&J

NEW TRAIL OF TEARS –  Feb, 1, 2022 - Together with a deal struck last fall between the distributors and…

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Sacklers Cough Up $4 Billion More To Settle

CHUMP CHANGE –   Jan. 31, 2022 - The judge found the reorganization plan improperly shielded Sackler family members, who…

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Opioid Overdose Deaths to ‘grow exponentially’

HOW MANY MORE PLOTS? –  2/2/2022 - As long as the status quo stands, “We will continue to have these…

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They Made the Most of the Opioid Crisis

BOOK REVIEW –  Jan. 19, 2022 - (The book is based in part on a 2018 article Hughes wrote for…

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Student’s Death Renews Calls to Stock Narcan in Schools

ALONG WITH EDUCATION? –  Jan. 25, 2022 - What they’re saying: “[National Association of School Nurses] supports safe and effective…

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Opioid Crisis Quickens in Minnesota

THE COLD TRUTH –   Jan. 28, 2022 - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the…

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Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives

YES, GREAT IDEA –   Jan. 19, 2022 - Not offering treatment to people with opioid use disorder in jails…

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EMT’s Revive 9 People Who Overdosed in 48 hour Period

FENTANYL KILLS –   Jan. 20, 2022 - Emergency medical providers in Helena have successfully treated at least nine people…

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BOOK REVIEW – Unstitched: My Journey to Understand Opioid Addiction

LIBRARIANS KNEW EVERYTHING –  Jan. 22, 2022 - Unable to let it go, she comes to believe seeking knowledge and…

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Overdose Rates Higher for Older Black Men

THE BLUES –   Jan. 12, 2022 - Ripple effects of institutionalized racism, such as disparate access to substance use…

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Non-profit with ZERO Track Record Awarded $10 million Dollars to Fight Opioid Crisis

VIDEO – NO CORRUPTION HERE –   Jan. 10, 2022 - State filings showed the organization was founded in July…

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To End Opioid Scourge, Rethink Sober Home Rules by Mae Baltz

IT’S FLORIDA JAKE –   Jan. 23, 2022 - In 2015, Gov. Rick Scott created a voluntary certification system for…

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Most Americans Do Heal From Addiction

AUDIO – LIVE AND PROSPER –   Jan. 23, 2022 - The U.S. is facing the deadliest drug overdose epidemic…

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Removing Brain Cells May Lessen Symptoms of Opioid Withdrawal

HOW MANY? –   Jan. 12, 2022 - In 2000, UCLA sleep researchers discovered that human narcolepsy – a condition…

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Overdose Deaths at Historic High. Could These Strategies Save Lives?

SOMETHING NEW? –   Jan. 23, 2022 - As evidence-based drug treatment and interventions became increasingly difficult to obtain during…

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Anaheim Sees Four Drug Overdose Deaths In One Hour

DON’T FORGET TO WRITE –   Jan. 3, 2021 - Two of the men were pronounced dead at the scene,…

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Nevada Joins $26 Billion Opioid Settlement

$63 MILLION to $5 BILLION –   Jan. 4, 2022 - Amerisource Bergen and McKesson declined to comment. Cardinal Health…

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Reinvent Addiction Recovery For Young People by Eve Goldberg

TRUTH AND COMPASSION –   Dec. 29, 2021 - It has been seven years since my son passed away from…

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Man vs. Epidemic: The Origin Story of Pill Man

MAKING A DIFFERENCE –   Dec. 28, 2021 - The road to recovery was riddled with several obstacles, according to…

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Israeli Pharma Giant Teva is Found Guilty in Opioid Trial

MONEY WILL NOT BRING THE DEAD BACK TO LIFE! Dec. 30, 2021 - Teva Pharmaceuticals, an Israeli-based company that produces generic…

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To Beat The Opioid Crisis, We Must Change The Rules Of The Game

LEGALIZE THEM –   Dec. 2021 - Twenty years later, we have just witnessed a historically high annual mortality rate…

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Animal Tranquilizer Turning Up In Deadly Overdoses

MORE THAN NUMBING –   Dec. 23, 2021 - Supportive measures can be used if a person is attended to…

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San Francisco Approves Emergency Declaration In Tenderloin

WATCH – DRASTIC ACTION –   Dec. 24, 2021 - “We know this increase in police presence will disproportionately impact…

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Michael Keaton: What ‘Dopesick’ Taught Him About Opioid Crisis

LISTEN – EDUCATING AMERICA –   Dec. 22, 2021 - Michael Keaton thought he knew the basics of the vast…

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Israeli Pharmaceutical Giant, Teva, Complicit In Opioid Overdoses, Launches Nasal Spray to Treat Opioid Overdoses

BOTH ENDS FROM THE MIDDLE? –   Dec, 25, 2021 - Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva has announced the launch of…

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Greedy British Museums Refuse to Remove Sackler Family Name From Exhibits

FACES OF GREED –   Dec. 26, 2021 - The name adorns the £2 million courtyard at the V&A in…

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Heeding the Distress Signals in Modern Addiction by Alex Olshonsky

IT’S LIKE 1984 ON STEROIDS –   Dec. 19, 2021 - Today, addiction is more pervasive than it’s ever been.…

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Drugs were Katie Mack’s connection to the world.

LISTEN— WHEN DRUGS ARE LOVE –   Dec. 16, 2021 - And in a world of fraying social bonds, economic…

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San Francisco Mayor Declares State of Emergency Over Overdose Crisis

WATCH – I STOPPED MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO –   Dec. 17, 2021 - San Francisco Mayor London Breed…

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