FDA again declines to approve non-opioid painkiller What’s really going on? – JUNE 29, 2020 - The FDA has been pushing drugmakers to develop alternatives to opioid-based painkillers as the United States grapples with opioid addiction, with prescription opioids involve... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 7 2020opioid crisisopioids
‘Left with nothing’: Funding shortfall cancels opioid response grants What’s more important? – JULY 4, 2020 — Change the Outcome was one of more than two dozen programs that sought but failed to receive funding through Minnesota’s landmark Opioid Epidemic Response Law, which in its ear... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 7 2020opioid crisisopioids
The Opioid Crisis and America’s Addiction to Prohibition Lock up 'dem addicts Now! – June 29, 2020 - For individuals addicted to opioids or suffering from chronic pain, a war on drugs has never been a prescription for improving wellness. This dominant abstinence‐based pol... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 7 2020opioid crisisopioids
The Inside Story of a Disgraced Drugmaker Wall Street, bribery and an opioid epidemic – June 18, 2020 - Seven of the Insys executives and employees on trial were found guilty of masterminding and participating in a scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe the dr... Read More...Big PharmaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 30 2020opioid crisisopioids
Woman draws from pain as she captures faces of opioid addiction The Art of Loss – June 19, 2020 - “I have such a deep compassion for their situation,” she said, showing other faces she’s captured. “This is Vanessa, and that’s Timothy.” The pieces will be displayed at an ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020opioid crisisopioids
Woman erroneously receives Oxycodone, Morphine, OxyContin in Amazon package PRIMETIME – June 17, 2020 - “There’s morphine, there’s this, there’s that, this is really dangerous stuff — and there’s a lot of them in there,” she explained. The woman did not wish to be identified, however, sh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020opioid crisisopioidsoxycontin
Michael Keaton to Star in Opioid Crisis Drama ‘Dopesick’ Pill Pushers Star on TV Show! – JUNE 17, 2020 - “Although we were sharply aware of and empathetic to the horrifying pain caused by the opioid crisis for millions in this country, we were blown away when Warren Littl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020opioid crisisopioids
Opioid epidemic: Who is to blame? The Smoking Gun – June 21, 2020 - DRUG COMPANY EXECUTIVES AND OPIOID SALESMEN June 2020 report This January in a federal courthouse, there was a first in the American opioid crisis: Top dru... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 23 2020opioid crisisopioids
19 Detroiters charged in opioid scheme: 4 doctors, 5 pharmacies, 2 million pills Let’s All Make Some Extra Cash! – June 12, 2020 - Charged in the indictment are:Dr. Beth Carter, 56, SouthfieldDr. Robert Kenewell, 52, Auburn HillsDr. Jason Brunt, 50, ClawsonDr. John Swan, 30, St. Clair ShoresNurse... Read More...Big PharmaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 16 2020opioid crisisopioids
Pharmacy Chains Sink Deeper Into Opioid Lawsuits’ Hot Water Where dime bags cost a hundred – June 7, 2020 - The pharmacies named in the suit operated 31 pharmacies in Lake County (population 220,000) and sold the equivalent of 290 doses of hydrocodone and oxycodone for every ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 16 2020opioid crisisopioids
Seniors in PAIN: Fallout from the OPIOID Crisis No Country for Old Men – June 5, 2020 - Dial-A-Ride offers door-to-door transportation, but demand has increased so much that reservations must be made seven days in advance. Lack of transportation leads to additiona... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 9 2020opioid crisisopioids
AMA video update: Experts discuss pandemic’s impact on the opioid epidemic Doctors Being Doctors – May 29, 2020 - And I will end by asking anyone, if they need more information specifically about the AMA’s opioid work, and I’m going to read it because I want to make sure that eve... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020opioid crisisopioids
Big Pharmacy Chains Also Fed Off the Opioid Epidemic Stockholders ADDICTED to Profits – May 27, 2020 - • CVS worked with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, to offer promotional seminars on pain management to its pharmacists so they could reassure patients ... Read More...Big PharmaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020opioid crisisopioids