opioids

What Comes Next for the War on Drugs?

IT WAS A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY –  Dec. 12, 2022 - The MAT Act would eliminate the special Drug Enforcement…

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Doctor Arrested for Taking Cash for Oxycodone

JUST LIKE THE PHARMACIST –  Dec. 14, 2022 - The prescriptions written by Jafari-Hassad had no legitimate medical purpose, according…

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How Fentanyl Is Forcing Providers to Go Rogue

TO MEDICATE OR MEDITATE? –  by Claire Wilcox Dec. 12, 2022 - “It was very confusing in the beginning,” says…

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CVS & Walgreens Agree to Pay $10 billion Fine For Selling Opioids

THEY STILL CAME OUT AHEAD –  Dec. 13, 2022 - In total, corporations have had to pay $54 billion in…

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Will Adderall Scarcity Trigger Repeat of Opioid Crisis?

CROSS ADDICTION! –    Nov. 14, 2022 - Amphetamine withdrawal symptoms, including depression, are not easily addressed with other kinds…

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Artist Nan Goldin on Addiction and Exposing the Sackler Deadly Dynasty

VIDEO – ARTIST/ACTIVIST IN EVERY WAY –  Dec. 4, 2022 - Poitras deftly weaves Goldin’s activism into the bigger story…

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Jackie Siegel on Losing Daughter to Addiction

VIDEO – NO ONE IS IMMUNE –    Dec. 9, 2022 - The rise and fall of their grand ambitions…

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When the Tenderloin’s Addiction Crisis Goes Viral

AUDIO – ATTENTION! –    Dec. 9, 2022 - These images, which circulate around the world, can evoke anger, fear,…

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NJ Overdose Deaths DECREASE

VIDEO – GOOD NEWS –    Dec. 8, 2022 - The painful and widespread impacts of the opioid epidemic persist…

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White House Unveils New System to Track and Prevent Opioid Overdoses

AUDIO – OBSERVING THE TRACKS –    Dec. 8, 2022 - The website also won’t include information from hospitals, schools,…

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FILM REVIEW: ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’

GO SEE A GOOD MOVIE –    Dec. 2, 2022 -  “It’s not a biodoc in any standard sense, thank…

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‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’: Best documentary of the year calls for accountability in opioid crisis

VIDEO – ACTIVISM SAVES LIVES –  Dec. 7, 2022 - As the opioid epidemic rages on across the U.S., impacting…

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Fentanyl’s Scourge Visible in Los Angeles (warning: graphic images)

IT’S NOT A DISASTER MOVIE! –    Nov. 28, 2022 - The federal government says the highly addictive and lethal…

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Drugs Killed 8 Friends, One by One

AUDIO – WHERE DOES IT END? –    Dec. 2, 2022 - In a nation that suffered more than 107,000…

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As Overdoses Soar in America, Clinicians are Prescribing More Addiction Medicine

VIDEO – BIG PHARMA BIG HAPPY –  Nov. 30, 2022 - The central Iowa clinic, owned by the nonprofit agency…

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Florida Rejects New Opioid Guidelines

AND HUMANITY –    Nov. 21, 2022 - Opioid use disorder is a chronic life-threatening disease that people contract through…

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1 Out of Every 35 Fetuses in U.S. Exposed to Opioids

THE LITTLEST ONES –  Nov. 25, 2022 - The finding stems from an analysis of data from 21,905 pregnant women…

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Teva’s $6.6 Billion Opioid Settlements

TEVA, JUST DOING THE DEVIL’S WORK –  Nov. 22, 2022 - Teva and AbbVie did not admit wrongdoing. The two…

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How Meth Worsened Fentanyl Crisis. ‘We Are in Different World.’

DEATH BY MISTAKES –  Nov. 14, 2022 - The drug combination put him at the center of a deepening complication…

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Opioid Epidemic Is Surging Among Black People

UNEQUAL CARE –    Dec. 1, 2022 - The reasons for this dramatic change come down to racial inequities. Research…

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Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic

PLEASE BE TRUE –  Nov. 14, 2022 - The breakthrough discovery could have major implications for the nation’s opioid epidemic…

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Walmart Offers to Pay $3.1 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits

HOW MUCH DID THEY MAKE? –    Nov. 15, 2022 - The deals are the product of negotiations with a…

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Dramatic Footage Shows Two Teens Saved by Narcan

VIDEO – ROBBING DEATH –    Nov. 4, 2022 - Authorities administered three doses of Naloxone, also known as Narcan,…

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Forbes says Fentanyl Is Biggest Public Problem Facing The U.S.

AUDIO – RHYMES WITH HELL –  Nov. 6, 2022 - In the past 10 years, where governments at the local,…

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LGBTQ Organization Ousts CEO Who Played A Role In The Opioid Crisis

WHO CAN YOU TRUST? –    Nov. 6, 2022 - Paley’s ouster comes a few months after HuffPost revealed that…

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Mindfulness Meditation Can Help Treat Addiction

SITTING STILL AND BREATHING –    Nov. 6, 2022 - This type of treatment is still being developed, Garland said,…

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“Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America” Now Streaming on Pluto

MEDIA MATTERS –  Nov. 9, 2022 - The documentary was made possible through the active participation and leadership of Horizon…

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Bronx Had Third-Highest Overdose Rate

APOCALYPSE NOW? –    Nov. 2, 2022 - When it comes to opioid outpatient treatment, the highest rate per 100,000…

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Tribes Lead Way on Opioid Treatment

WISDOM OF THE ELDERS –  Nov. 1, 2022 - After five years of active addiction, Clayton applied for a spot…

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Companies Culpable For $1.5 Trillion-a-Year Opioid Crisis to Pay $53 Billion Fine

GREEDY MONSTERS –    Nov. 2, 2022 - A combination of the growing numbers of people buying illegal opioids, and…

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