opioid crisis

While US Focused On Other Crises, Drug Epidemic Is Exploding

LISTEN – WHEN WILL IT END? –  Jan. 29, 2021 - “Our country is facing many simultaneous crises and President…

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Opioid Deaths Occur Less Often in Areas with More Cannabis Storefronts

WAKE AND LIVE –  Jan. 30, 2021 - “Our findings suggest that higher storefront cannabis dispensary counts are associated with…

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Watch All-Star Cast Take On The Opioid Epidemic EXCLUSIVE Preview of CRISIS

BATTLING A DEMON – Jan. 20, 2021 - Those interwoven storylines follow Dr. Tyrone Brower (Oldman), a university professor who battles…

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The Sackler Family and Mine

THEM AND US –   Jan. 19, 2021 - On May 23, 2019, the day my son was coming home…

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Hip-hop Drug Use Explained

ALIVE AND WELL, MAYBE? –  Jan. 21, 2021 - Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, was the cause of 151 deaths in…

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Fentanyl Is in Everything

IS NOTHING SACRED? –   Jan. 21, 2120 - 2020 was the deadliest year ever for overdoses in Philadelphia. The…

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Former Opioid Addict Gives Back Through Random Acts of Kindness

WATCH – One good turn at a time –   Jan. 8, 2021 - “There’s trash everywhere, there’s people everywhere,…

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Overdose Concerns Following Latest Round of Stimulus Checks

WATCH – What we worry –  Jan. 13, 2021 - “When you give them $600 they’re going to really take…

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Demi Lovato Addresses 2018 Overdose in New Docu-series

The healing has begun –   Jan. 13, 2021 - “For the first time, you’ll be able to see my…

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Addiction Recovery Providers Call On Biden To Address Opioid Crisis

LISTEN – More Must Be Done! –  JAN 11, 2021 - Two health crises will confront President-elect Joe Biden when…

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Psychiatrist Sentenced in Federal Pill Mill Case

WATCH – Shrinking from Responsibility –  Jan. 14, 2021 - A federal prosecutor explained this case was different than other…

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As Overdoses Compete with Covid-19 Deaths, Feds Make It Easier to Prescribe Addiction Drugs

While we all gently weep –  Jan. 16, 2021 - On Thursday, HHS officials did just that: physicians are no…

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2,000 Arizonans Overdosed on Fentanyl in 2020

WATCH – OD Ideation? –  Jan. 1, 2021 - That’s the grim, unfortunate reality of the drug, that Roy and…

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Doctor’s Secret Pill Ring Leaves His Patients Dead

Prisoner of greed –  Jan. 2, 2021 - Li would later become known as a notoriously reckless supplier of lethal…

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How President Biden Can Save Lives By Slowing America’s Overdose Crisis

OPINION by Ryan Hampton –   Dec. 31, 2020 - Recovery works — I’m living proof — but it requires…

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Report Calls for More Access to Take-Home Meds for Opioid Addictions

Pandemic relief –   Jan. 5, 2021 - “To get methadone, you have to show up in person every day…

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Guy Eats Ton of Poppy Seed Bagels and Takes Various Drug Tests to See if He Tests Positive for Opiates

WATCH – Jews at risk of false imprisonment –  Jan. 5, 2021 - I was a little kid watching that…

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Pharmacists Say Walmart Ignored Opioid Sales Red Flags

Death for sale on aisle 5 –   Jan. 3, 2021- When Ashwani Sheoran showed up for early morning shifts…

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What Everyone Got Wrong About the Opioid Epidemic

WATCH – Disease model flawed –   Jan. 4, 2021 - The original formulation of OxyContin didn’t create the opioid…

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Only Rehab in New South Wales Helping Mothers

LISTEN – Listening to loss –   Dec. 28, 2020 - For many mothers, the arrival of a newborn comes…

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Improving Quality for Opioid-Exposed Infants

Hugs Not Drugs –  Jan. 1, 2021 - As complications of the opioid crisis spread in US communities, nurseries across…

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Delaware Using Opioid Manufacturing Fee For Addiction Relief

WATCH – A disgraceful one cent –  Dec. 31, 2020 - Revenue from a bill passed back in 2019 is…

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Hundreds of Crimes to Support Family Meth Addiction

WATCH – Crimes of Despair –  Dec. 28, 2020 - The defendants are accused of committing identity theft from more…

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Behind the Historic Numbers of Drug Deaths Under COVID-19

Stay close to those you love –  Dec. 28, 2020 - Earlier during the COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home orders were put…

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Pandemic Blamed for Oregon’s 40% Increase in Drug Deaths

The most horrible time... –   Dec. 23, 2020 - “Many people who are using substances, they may be hanging…

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‘Kid of the Year’ Made App to Diagnose Prescription Opioid Addiction

And the children shall lead us... –  Dec. 3, 2020 - GR: My pop-culture news is actually MIT Tech Review.…

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Walmart Fueled Opioid Crisis

Always Low Prices –  Dec. 22, 2020 - “As one of the largest pharmacy chains and wholesale drug distributors in…

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Woman admits to ‘heinous and thoughtless’ drug deal

Not the face of evil –  Dec. 18, 2020 - According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, fentanyl — a…

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Patrick Kennedy pitches himself for ‘drug czar’

Will He Outlaw Marijuana? –   Dec. 18, 2020 - He would also help to coordinate domestic and international policing…

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Buvidal Approved for Treatment of Opioid Dependence

Subcutaneous injection once a week –   Dec. 18, 2020 - Camurus AB (NASDAQ STO: CAMX) announced today that the…

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