opioids

Pharma Giant Floods Sioux Reservation With Opioids

A killing for a living – July 30, 2020  - The pills flowed freely for at least a decade starting…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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Quit Genius expands to include alcohol and opioids

What is this? Confusing or complicated? – June 23, 2020 - The company currently has a remote tobacco-cessation program. Now,…

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The Inside Story of Disgraced Drugmaker

Wall Street, bribery and an opioid epidemic – June 18, 2020 - Seven of the Insys executives and employees on…

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Brain research sheds light on the molecular mechanisms of depression

It’s all in your head –  June 16, 2020 - Researchers of the national Turku PET Centre have shown that…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Andy Irons and the Ongoing Saga of the Surf World’s Opioid Epidemic

Surfing on Denial –  MAY 22, 2020 - Although his death came as a shock for the public, in-the-know members…

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What if we truly cared about the opioid crisis?

Oh, What a World It Would Be –  May 12, 2020 - I’m tired of reading about people being arrested…

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New Crime drama ‘Hightown’ mixes murder, opioids, recovery

Addictive TV –  May 15, 2020 - A murder that reverberates through the idyllic vacation spot. James Badge Dale (“Rescue Me”)…

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Opioid epidemic was already national crisis. Covid-19 could be making things worse

On the downer side... –  May 7, 2020 - Finally, the social isolation brought on by the coronavirus pandemic is…

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Why Dax Shepard Is ‘Pro’ His Kids ‘Doing Mushrooms – But Not ‘Cocaine or Opioids’

Father Knows Mescaline – April 29, 2020  - Shepard’s guest, Rob Lowe, agreed with him but said the “wildcard” drug…

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Coronavirus Crisis Spurs Access to Online Treatment for Opioid Addiction

NPR Report –  April 20, 2020 - “I wish there was another way to get this done besides a pandemic,”…

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Coronavirus isolation could mean death for America’s opioid addicts

So Could Scoring –  April 25, 2020 - “Instead of walking in, they call or we do it through video…

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New York charges Mallinckrodt over opioid claims

Andrew Cuomo Rocks –  April 21, 2020 - Governor Andrew Cuomo said the charges brought by New York’s Department of…

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