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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 Paley had worked with Purdue Pharma, the notorious OxyContin maker, while he was employed by the global ... Read More...

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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, but the trials conducted have shown it is more effective than the usual treatment that people w... Read More...

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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 Media. Bill Koenigsberg, CEO and founder of Horizon Media, serves on the board at Part... Read More...

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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 population is greatest in Manhattan and the Bronx, and there are estimated 30,000-plus methadon... Read More...

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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 at a local inpatient rehabilitation center. In the four months it took for a bed to become available, he lo... Read More...

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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 the ubiquity of fentanyl have driven up overdose deaths in the US to unprecedented levels. In 2... Read More...

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Non-Opioid Drugs Could Offer Relief Without Addiction

PAIN IS A PAIN – Oct. 2022 - “We are interested in the use of this and related molecules to manage chronic pain in the clinic. Obviously, the interest is in using the compounds by themselves, given that ... Read More...

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Murderous McKinsey & Co. Reaches Deal Over Opioids

THEY KILLED FOR MONEY – Oct. 27, 2022 - McKinsey previously agreed to pay more than $600 million to settle opioid claims brought by all U.S. states and territories, and had argued that those settlements ... Read More...

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Community Is Crucial to Overcoming the Overdose Crisis

THERE ARE ANSWERS! – Oct. 28, 2022 - While stigma often stands as a barrier to entry for people with SUD, Macy pointed out, its opposite—acts of compassion and kindness—serve as an entryway. “Change happens whe... Read More...

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Allergy Meds May Play a Deadly Role in Opioid Crisis

BIG PHARMA MISTAKE – Oct. 19, 2022 - “It’s a good wake-up call for us to continue checking what other potential drug combinations happen in overdoses” and to monitor more closely, said Dr. Silvia Martins, profe... Read More...

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Pharmacy Researcher Earns $2.3 Million to Study Opioid Addiction

GOOD LUCK ZIJUN – Oct. 18, 2022 - “Drug addiction is not a moral failing,” said Wang, assistant professor of pharmacology & toxicology. “In terms of addiction, the reward pathway in the brain is hijacked by... Read More...

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Barbara Kingsolver: ‘Every single family I know has been affected by the opioid crisis’

APPALACHIAN APOCALYPSE – Oct. 15, 2022 - Barbara Kingsolver speaks politely but is unmistakably angry. “We have a generation of kids growing up here without parents, because so many of my people are incarcerate... Read More...

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Who is better suited to fight addiction crisis? Fetterman or Oz?

DUH? – Oct. 21, 2022 - Oct. 21, 2022 - Oz hasn't put forth a program and has clearly stated that he is against expanding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that has paid for and/or subsidized 35 million pe... Read More...

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The Opiate Epidemic, How Did We Get Here?

WHY ARE WE STILL HERE? – Oct. 18, 2022 - As a person that has gone through a serious addiction to opioid medication, I can say that at first, it is not as bad as some people make it out to be at first. I... Read More...

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One Man’s Journey Through Opioid Addiction

IT’S THE HERO’S JOURNEY! – Oct. 14, 2022 - “I overdosed on drugs. I took heroin laced with fentanyl,” the 38-year-old Idaho Falls man says. “I was dead.” Exactly how long he was dead is unclear. To th... Read More...

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Recovery Industry Rife with Abuse, Investigators Say

GREED GREED GREED – Oct. 12, 2022 - The opioid epidemic may have fallen out of the daily headlines, but it continues its deadly rampage in New Jersey, Brewer said. More than 3,100 people died of ... Read More...

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Intercepted Phone Calls by DEA Glimpse Into $24M Oxycodone Sales Ring

THE WORLD IS WEARING A WIRE – Oct. 14, 2022 - On Oct. 3, DEA agents interviewed Ratanaprasatporn at her home and asked the doctor to explain why she allegedly issued nine oxycodone prescriptions for a pa... Read More...

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Commentary: Harm Reduction and the Proletariat

STOP THE MADNESS – Oct. 13, 2022 - Now opium derivatives, like heroin, are once again the actual opium of the people. People use heroin and fentanyl analogues to escape oppression temporarily. Black Pant... Read More...

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‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’: Towering Film About the War Against the Sackler Family

VIDEO – AMERICAN ROYALTY ABOVE THE LAW – Oct. 7, 2022 - Worse, the Sacklers are billionaires whose name adorns dozens of international art museums, including some that feature Goldin’s own work—a fact that moti... Read More...

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London Museum Drops Ties with Murderous Sackler Family

BLOOD MONEY REJECTED – Oct. 1, 2022 - The Victoria and Albert Museum has bowed to growing pressure to rename key areas of its Kensington site, the Observer has learned, as it drops controversial ties with the S... Read More...

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High School Ball Player Dies After Suspected Fentanyl Overdose

VIDEO – WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN – Oct. 7, 2022 - “It is with great sadness that I inform you that one of our 17-year-old students passed away last night,” David Hussey, the school’s executive director, said i... Read More...

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6 Drugs That Are A Challenge To Overcome

NOT TO MENTION DENIAL – Oct. 2022 - Prescription drugs can be very challenging to overcome. This is because they are legal and easy to obtain. They are also socially acceptable. This can make it difficult for p... Read More...

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Family, Friends Advocate to End Drug-Induced Homicides

VIDEO – MORE WILL BE REVEALED – Oct. 6, 2022 - Rumley was a recovering drug addict who went to treatment three times and didn’t have any luck. He went to Rosecrance for his fourth treatment and finally complete... Read More...

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Las Vegas Police See 6 Deadly Overdoses in 1-1/2 Days

VIDEO – LEAVING LAS VEGAS ... FOREVER – Sept 26, 2022 - Police said the people unknowingly took fentanyl. The department previously told FOX5 they are seeing many cases like that. “The party drugs, or Xanax ... Read More...

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Medical Cannabis Could Replace Addictive Opioids

AUDIO – AND RESURRECT CHEECH AND CHONG’S CAREER – Sept. 28, 2022 - Nearly 86% said it helped reduce pain, and 84% said their pain was not interfering with normal social activities as much as it was before they ... Read More...

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Doctors Rush to Escape Opioid Charges

SAVING THE PILLMILLIONAIRES – Sept 19, 2022 - Previously, lower courts had not considered a prescriber’s intention. Until now, doctors on trial largely could not defend themselves by arguing they were acting in... Read More...

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US: $1.5 Billion Naloxone Purchase to Fight Opioid Crisis

DOES CASH EVER MAKE A DIFFERENCE? – Sept. 23, 2022 - The Biden administration is keen to show it is taking action on a worsening nationwide opioid crisis, which according to U.S. Centers for Disease Cont... Read More...

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“Democracy Will Die” If We Don’t End Drug War!

VIDEO – ONLY SOLUTION TO REDUCE OVERDOSE DEATHS – Sept. 21, 2022 - In his speech before the UN’s General Assembly, Petro said definitively that the “War on Drugs has failed,” according to a translation. He adde... Read More...

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Battling Opioid Addiction Through Medicine and Faith

VIDEO – YOU CAN’T FIGHT YOUR WAY OUT OF A PLASTIC BAGGIE – Sept. 19, 2022 - “It was all I cared about. All. Nothing else mattered, I worked in order to get drug money,” said Ashton Hunt explained. She... Read More...

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Addicted In Film, Book Excerpt

DRUGS ON FILM – Sept. 17, 2022 - Evil Incarnate: Purdue Pharma & Oxycontin Review of the Hulu Drama Series DopesickChapter Excerpted from the Upcoming BookADDICTED IN FILMMovies We Love About th... Read More...

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