opioids

Drug Overdoses Killed 93,000 Americans In 2020, Up By 30%

DEATH, DEATH AND MORE DEATH –  July 14, 2021 - Ten states are predicted to have at least a 40%…

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‘Pill Mill’ doctor pleads guilty, will forfeit 9 luxury cars and $400K cash

TIME TO TAKE THE BUS –    July 2, 2021 - Court records said Dr. Abraham would even increase the…

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Woman overcomes opioid addiction

ADDICTION IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE –  July 2, 2021 - That is when she entered the Bedford County Family…

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Purdue Settlement Will Unlock Sackler ‘Secrets’

MASS MURDERERS ON PARADE –  July 8, 2021 -  Roger Brunelle Jr, president of the International Union of painters and…

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Opioid addiction apps sharing sensitive data with third parties

NOT BETTER APP –    July 7, 2021 - Despite the vast reach and sensitive nature of these services, the…

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This rabbi was addicted to opioids

BACK FROM THE LAND OF NOD –    June 29, 2021 - “In some ways, this is very personal and…

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Opioid crisis is the setting of thriller ‘Crisis,’ sober look at the drug epidemic

ONE DREADFUL FILM –  June 30, 2021 - Jarecki’s densely plotted thriller could just as well have been titled “Déjà…

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Rhode Island first state to pilot drug injection sites

SAFETY FIRST –  July 1, 2021 - “If we are truly going to rein in the drug overdose epidemic, we…

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Paramedics answer more than 70 non-fatal overdoses in two days

LIVING ON THE EDGE, OR DYING, WHATEVER –    July 2, 2021 - On average, emergency responders receive roughly 14…

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Does more Narcan equal more opioid deaths?

WATCH – LIVED TO TELL –    June 23 - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Roxxanne Newman is in a good…

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Comfortably Numb: China has an opium problem and the Sackler Oxycontin Cartel American family is to blame.

DEATH FOR SALE –  June 24, 2021 - Patrick Radden Keefe, who provides the quote above, explains the whole epic…

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The Opioid Addiction Crisis and Racism: A Long, Troubled History

HISTORY CONTINUES –  June 23, 2021 -  The alarming parallels between the 19th- and 21st-century opioid crises in the United…

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Walmart’s top executive to be deposed in Opioid scheme

ROTTEN AT THE TOP –    June 24, 2021 - During that time, Special Master Cohen said, “The Delaware litigation…

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Johnson & Johnson promises to end sale of opioids in $230 million settlement

CHUMP CHANGE –    June 26, 2021 -  “Johnson & Johnson helped fuel this fire, but today they’re committing to…

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Opioids rip through U.S. workforce, deaths at record High

NODDING OFF AT THE OFFICE? WHO ME? –  June 18, 2021 - Before the COVID-19 pandemic was the drug epidemic.…

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Illicit drug sales moved online during lockdowns

AMAZON PRIME? –    June 9, 2021 - European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson said “the highly pure and…

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Jim Wahlberg opens up on his opioid crisis

WATCH – HELPING HELPS EVERYONE –    JUNE 12, 2021 - “I was like the old song goes, ‘I was…

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Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk for opioid addiction

I BELIEVE HIM –  June 13, 2021 - People with low levels of vitamin D might be at an increased…

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The 50 Years War

LISTEN – PRAY THE SHOOTING STOPS - NO WINNERS EXCEPT PRISONS –  June 17, 2021 - In many parts of…

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Cannabis Addiction Has Drug Pushers (Big Pharma) Searching For Quitting Pill

LISTEN – OR MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS FOR A DOLLAR –  June 8, 2021 - They’re among a handful of companies seeking…

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County Using Opioid Settlement $ To Help Women Battle Addiction

DAMAGE CONTROL –  June 4, 2021 - “We want mothers to be successful in spite of their substance use issues,…

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Texas oncologist sentenced to 20 years for role in pill mill scheme

100 YEARS TOO FEW –  June 4, 2021 - Knowing they would be used for illicit street use, Dr. Capistrano…

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Scottish universities urged to cut ties with Oxycontin’s Sackler family

IT WOULD BE HYPOCRITICAL NOT TO –   May 30, 2021- They say it is hypocritical for the NHS in…

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Addiction nightmare in photos

IT’S A FULL-TIME JOB –  June 3, 2021 - ‘During the 19th century the neighbourhood of Kensington in north Philadelphia…

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Parents March To Snapchat’s Headquarters

WATCH – AN APP THAT CAN KILL? –    June 4, 2021 - She lost her son Alexander nearly a…

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Murderous SACKLER family gets off scott free, and keeps their billions

LISTEN – WHO HAS THE GOLD, MAKES THE LAW –  June 2, 2021 - In addition to contributing money from…

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10% Set-Aside and Billions dedicated for Recovery

BREAKING NEWS! –  May 2021 - “[The budget includes] ... a new 10 percent set aside within the SABG for…

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Travis Barker says plane crash horror helped him beat addiction

NOT THE ONLY WAY –   May 25, 2021 - He also revealed he would wake up during surgery following…

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Forum weighs in on Portugal’s drug approach

PERFECT SUMMER VACATION? –  May 27, 2021 - “I have been aware of the harm done to immigrant communities by…

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Overlooking Major Culprit in the Opioid Crisis

THE BEST INTENTIONS...? –   May 28, 2021 - And they did succeed in significantly shrinking the medical supply: since…

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