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$1.2 million sobriety pit stop

METHod to the madness? – JULY 28, 2020 - For alcohol dependency, medical intervention may be necessary. Detoxing from alcohol is dangerous and may require a trip to the hospital. Opiates may require treatment that in... Read More...

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John Brogan, high-profile addiction specialist, found dead

Stay Resolute – July 31, 2020 - Brogan was an addiction recovery specialist who had worked closely with former Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato in efforts to stem the county’s opioid crisis. That work followed... Read More...

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Doctor’s life of luxury built on naltrexone implants

Dr. Frankenstein – July 27, 2020 - A disheveled Rosen sat in the jury box at his preliminary hearing of Monday, July 20, black glasses perched crookedly atop his white face mask, unruly salt-and-pepper stubble blanke... Read More...

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Doctor arrested, suspected of fraud to feed opioid addiction

Addicted Doc – July 15, 2020 - Hughes, who works at Nebraska Foot and Ankle, has written 63 prescriptions for 4,300 pills for Digilio over the last two years, which drug investigators believe was overprescribing, the... Read More...

Drug Abuse and AddictionJuly 21 2020opioid crisisopioids

Horrors of opioid addiction explored in LA writer’s memoir

The Heart And Other Monsters – July 17, 2020 -The voice speaking above serves as a narrator throughout her sister’s ghastly descent into the hellacious pit of drug addiction is that of Los Angeles-based author Rose A... Read More...

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Opioids Are Still The King For Many Doctors

NPR LISTEN – Loving Pills – July 17, 2020 - DR. GERY GUY: There’s still three times the amount of opioids being prescribed as there was in 1999, and there’s also substantial variation across the country. MANN: You... Read More...

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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...

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‘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...

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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...

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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...

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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

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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...

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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...

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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

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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...

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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...

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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

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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...

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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...

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