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Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction

ONLY 2,400? – July 22, 2022 - Graves, who is joined in the lawsuit by his wife, Sandi Jo, claims he was hospitalized several times after receiving his final prescription from Titus on Sept. 21, 2020 -- shortly... Read More...

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What Ethnographers Have Learned from People Who Use Drugs

OBSERVE DON’T ARREST – July 11, 2022 - For some ethnographic researchers, this means not simply recording the experiences of people who use drugs, but incorporating them into the research process. A recent pape... Read More...

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Colorado: 200,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized in Life-Saving Bust

SWALLOWING DEATH? – July 6, 2022 - Gov. Jared Polis signed Colorado’s new “fentanyl accountability” bill at a ceremony at the state Capitol in May – the new law provides stricter criminal penalties for the poss... Read More...

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What’s Really Going on in Those Police Fentanyl Exposure Videos?

BS? – July 13. 2022 - It’s not that the symptoms seen on video are feigned. Some psychologists suggest a kind of “mass psychogenic illness” is afoot, or a form of conversion disorder — neurological symptoms wit... Read More...

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A Path to the Legal Regulation of All Drugs

SANITY AT LAST? – July 14, 2022 - Amid a century-long drug war in the United States, things are getting worse. Currently, over 100,000 annual deaths are attributed to “overdose,” most involving more than one... Read More...

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Teva Pharmaceutical Lied About Role in Opioid Crisis

IT WASN’T JUST PURDUE – July 11, 2022 - In a court filing, Attorney General Letitia James said new evidence showed that a senior Teva tax executive had in a sworn affidavit made “demonstrably false” representat... Read More...

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How 4 Doctors Beat the Feds in Botched $500 Million Pill Mill Case

GANG OF FOUR – June 30, 2022 - In a major blow to the government, a federal jury acquitted Dr. Bothra and three other doctors of all charges this week, with Bothra going home a free man, stopping first at McDo... Read More...

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Beth Macy Proud of Dopesick’s 14 Emmy Nominations

AUDIO – IT ALL STARTS WITH WORDS ON THE PAGE – July 12, 2022 - “It’s really great to see the show getting accolades,” Macy said. As one of the executive producers of her show, Macy will get to personally tak... Read More...

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Conflict Zones Are Magnets For Synthetic Drug Production

CHAOS IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS – July 4, 2022 - Opium production worldwide grew seven per cent between 2020 and 2021 to 7,930 tons—predominantly due to increased production in Afghanistan. However, the global area... Read More...

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American Cartel: Inside the battle to bring down the opioid industry

GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER – July 7, 2022 - Rannazzisi came under attack by a tightknit coalition of drug company executives and lobbyists with close ties to members of Congress, and high-ranking officials insid... Read More...

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Playing Russian Roulette…How Fentanyl Addiction Tore a Santa Clarita Family Apart

LAST ADDICT STANDING – July 1, 2022 - Their lives resembled those of the many trapped by addiction – in and out of rehab, jail cells and hospital beds – until the two Santa Clarita parents suffering from fentan... Read More...

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Federal Judge Sides With Big Pharma – NO FINES

BREAKING NEWS! – July 4th, 2022 – A federal judge ruled Monday that three major drug companies did not cause public nuisance when they distributed millions of opioids. more@newsmax ... Read More...

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Drug Overdoses Continue to Rise Inside NYC Homeless Shelters

SAD to TRAGIC to DEADLY – June 30, 2022 - The rate of overdose has prompted immediate action from DHS and has spurred calls for more effective federal, state and local strategies to keep drug users safe amid a ... Read More...

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It’s An Overdose Crisis, NOT An Opioid Crisis

HARM REDUCTION is DEATH REDUCTION – June 27, 2022 - Anyone using pills or powder needs a naloxone kit, too.Rebrand naloxone as an overdose prevention drug rather than a drug that reverses an opioid ove... Read More...

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US Consulting Firm Guided Companies To Make Millions From Deaths During Opioid Crisis

AND THEY KNEW IT WAS A KILLER – June 29, 2022 - Much has been disclosed over the years about McKinsey’s relationship with Purdue Pharma, including the consulting firm’s recommendation that the drug maker “turb... Read More...

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I’ve come a long way’: Florida Woman Finds Hope and Passion

VIDEO – REBORN IN RECOVERY – June 27, 2022 - Tina Sizemore shares her story of drug use and addiction -- her lowest point and her road to recovery -- and her new passion for gardening. Opioid use continues to ... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths Rise Behind Bars

NO NARCAN THERE? – June 19, 2022 - Even if Alabama’s prisons and jails are especially overrun by drugs, death, and violence, their problems are not unique in the U.S. Within three weeks this spring, incarcerate... Read More...

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Jaylon Ferguson, Baltimore Ravens Linebacker, Died From an Overdose

COKE CAN KILL – July 1, 2022 - Bruce Goldfarb, spokesman for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Maryland, said Mr. Ferguson’s death had been ruled accidental. The Baltimore police previously ... Read More...

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Mexican Cartels Targeting Montana With Fentanyl

VIDEO – FIRST AMERICANS DYING – June 22, 2022 - Ollinger was right. Her 33-year-old son, Justin Lee Littledog, died March 7 of a fentanyl overdose. She says his autopsy’s toxicology report showed there was 15.5... Read More...

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ISO New, Dangerous Synthetic Opioid Emerging

HOW CAN THINGS GET WORSE? – June 1, 2022 - In powder form, ISO can appear yellow, brown, or off-white in color. DEA regional forensic laboratories have seen this drug mixed into heroin and/or fentanyl (and mark... Read More...

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Inmate Overdoses After Man Brings Drugs to Jail

SO MANY PRISONS – June 20, 2022 - A man has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter after an inmate died of a drug overdose from drugs that the man smuggled into the jail, according to the Sciot... Read More...

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Excessive Heat Adds To Arizona Opioid Epidemic

COULD IT GET WORSE? – June 24, 2022 - Unable to rouse him, the paramedics administered the drug naloxone via an injection into his upper left arm. The drug, widely known by the brand name Narcan, is an emergenc... Read More...

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Colorado Sees Drop In Life Expectancy

POPULATION PATROL? – June 25, 2022 - Key drivers for the decline were COVID-19 and overdose deaths. The data vary by demographic group. COVID-19 was the leading cause of death among Hispanics, as well as non... Read More...

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Supreme Court Sides With Pill Mill Doctors

NOT IN COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION – June 27, 2022 - The justices ruled 9-0 in favor of Xiulu Ruan and Shakeel Kahn, who had argued in appealing their convictions that their trials were unfair because jurors were n... Read More...

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New Drugs With High Abuse Potential Most Likely to Be Approved FASTEST

BUY AND BUY AND DIE? – June 21. 2022 - “Despite the prevalence and societal costs of pain in the United States, investment in pain medication development is low, due in part to poor understanding of the probab... Read More...

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HHS Announces $10 Million for Rural Communities to Respond to Surging Fentanyl Overdoses

MONEY MAKES A DIFFERENCE? – June 17, 2022 - “Behind every overdose death is a family and a community,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “When we fund partnerships that increase access to effective, evidence-b... Read More...

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Demi Lovato Talks Addiction Struggles in ‘Skin of My Teeth’

SHARING IN A SONG – June 10, 2022 - Lovato has been extremely candid when it comes to their drug addictions, and the struggles they have gone through. In July 2018, the singer suffered a near-fatal opioid over... Read More...

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DEA Holds Inaugural Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic

TOO LITTLE! TOO LATE!! – June 15, 2022 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), issued the following statement regarding the CDC’s... Read More...

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opioids

Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction

What Ethnographers Have Learned from People Who Use Drugs

Colorado: 200,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized in Life-Saving Bust

What’s Really Going on in Those Police Fentanyl Exposure Videos?

A Path to the Legal Regulation of All Drugs

Teva Pharmaceutical Lied About Role in Opioid Crisis

How 4 Doctors Beat the Feds in Botched $500 Million Pill Mill Case

Beth Macy Proud of Dopesick’s 14 Emmy Nominations

Conflict Zones Are Magnets For Synthetic Drug Production

Hayden Panettiere Ends Addiction to Opioids & Alcohol

American Cartel: Inside the battle to bring down the opioid industry

Playing Russian Roulette…How Fentanyl Addiction Tore a Santa Clarita Family Apart

Federal Judge Sides With Big Pharma – NO FINES

Drug Overdoses Continue to Rise Inside NYC Homeless Shelters

It’s An Overdose Crisis, NOT An Opioid Crisis

US Consulting Firm Guided Companies To Make Millions From Deaths During Opioid Crisis

I’ve come a long way’: Florida Woman Finds Hope and Passion

Overdose Deaths Rise Behind Bars

Jaylon Ferguson, Baltimore Ravens Linebacker, Died From an Overdose

Mexican Cartels Targeting Montana With Fentanyl

ISO New, Dangerous Synthetic Opioid Emerging

‘Night of the Living Rez’ Chronicles One Tribe’s Struggle with Addiction

Inmate Overdoses After Man Brings Drugs to Jail

Excessive Heat Adds To Arizona Opioid Epidemic

Colorado Sees Drop In Life Expectancy

Supreme Court Sides With Pill Mill Doctors

New Drugs With High Abuse Potential Most Likely to Be Approved FASTEST

HHS Announces $10 Million for Rural Communities to Respond to Surging Fentanyl Overdoses

Demi Lovato Talks Addiction Struggles in ‘Skin of My Teeth’

DEA Holds Inaugural Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic