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In My Hometown, Opioids Are Still Stealing Lives

THREE WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN – April 14, 2021 - “Nobody wants their child’s life defined in one moment of a bad decision,” Ms. Whyte said. “My daughter was more than one night, more than an overdose. She... Read More...

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‘The Crime of the Century’ Examines Deadly Opioid Crisis

WATCH – HBO DOES IT AGAIN – April 7, 2021 - HBO Max has released a teaser for filmmaker Alex Gibney’s upcoming documentary about the opioid crisis, The Crime of the Century, which will air in two parts on May 10th a... Read More...

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America Has Been Through An Opioid Crisis Before

NO ONE LIKES PAIN – April 9, 2021 - Doctors have been prescribing opiate painkillers since the Bronze Age, and by the time the Civil War broke out in 1861, opiates were the most commonly prescribed medicines in Amer... Read More...

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Biden Pledges Assertive Action to Address Opioid Crisis

BY DOING WHAT? – April 5, 2021 - The crisis is national, but the struggle is personal—deeply personal,” he said. Biden became the third sitting U.S. president to address the Rx Summit, joining President Donald Tr... Read More...

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Sackler Family’s Self-Pitying Emails

BOOK REVIEW – April 8, 2021 - In a 2017 email, Mortimer Sackler, son and namesake of one of the three brothers who co-founded Purdue Pharma, requested a $10 million loan—and “a possible additional $10 million..... Read More...

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ADDICTION TREATMENT: DISASTER LOOMING

SYSTEMATIC BREAKDOWN – March 24, 2021 - In a spectacular display of stigma related to the disease of addiction and its treatment, there has not been a rush to expand capacity, address decades of old workforce s... Read More...

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Safer injection facilities are a much-needed weapon in the opioid epidemic

DEATH REDUCTION – April 3, 2021 - Doctors or nurses based at SIFs provide treatment or give referrals to treatment for people with opioid addiction. In my work as a buprenorphine doctor, many of my patients say... Read More...

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Do College Students even do drugs?

DO BEARS COME IN THE MAIL? – March 4, 2021 - The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a statewide standing order for free naloxone to help curb out the mortality rate from opioid overdoses. Cali... Read More...

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Emergency Naloxone Boxes Installed in Wisconsin to Help Save Lives

I SEE LIVE PEOPLE – March 11, 2021 - Outreach specialists with Wisconsin Voices for Recovery have now put up 12 opioid recovery kits at places like gas stations, hotels, and multiple healthcare locations across... Read More...

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Purdue Pharma $10B bankruptcy plan a farce?

SUPER WEALTHY CON JOB? – March 16, 2021 - By Associated Press | March 16, 2021 at 11:53 AM EDT - Updated March 16 at 6:08 PM (AP) - Some state attorneys general and opioid addiction activists pushed ba... Read More...

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Mich. pharmacist, tech charged in $1.2M opioid distribution conspiracy

OVERDOSE OF GREED – March 18, 2021 - A Michigan pharmacist and pharmacy technician have been charged in a conspiracy in which they are accused of illegally distributing more than $1.2 million worth of pre... Read More...

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Hazelden Betty Ford Sites in Oregon Designated Blue Distinction® Centers

PROOF IT WORKS – March 12, 2021 - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose, which highlights the seriousness of the opioid epidemic and ho... Read More...

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Why Simon’s parents sent him to the Scientologists for rehab

MARKETING? – March 8, 2021 - When Margaret and John Millington’s son Simon was in the grips of an opioid addiction, his parents wanted to send him to a rehabilitation program. The only one available was called ... Read More...

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Long Island doctor charged with murder in 5 opioid deaths

DR. DEATH – March 4, 2021 - Blatti pleaded not guilty at an arraignment in Nassau County Court and was ordered jailed pending a March 30 court appearance. He faces up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted ... Read More...

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James Taylor regrets giving John Lennon opiates

YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND? – March 2, 2021 - People who walk through the glittery door of showbiz almost always go down the slippery slope of drug addiction coupled with alcoholism. To cope up with the demands of a b... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths Surge Among Black Americans

UNCIVIL WAR – March 3, 2021 - Jenkins, who lives in upstate New York, says her mom, Sonya Hughey, had a hard life, first using crack cocaine when she was a teenager. The loneliness and isolation of the... Read More...

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North Philadelphia “Pill Mill” Doctor Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Illegal Opioid Distribution

ADDICTION RULES – March 2, 2021 - “The U.S. Attorney’s Office is committed to stopping drug-dealing doctors like Rodos,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Williams. “As a physician, he was well aware of the inherently ... Read More...

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Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women

NOT THE SAME? – March 4, 2021 - For women, the greatest risk factors for opioid relapse were depression, more severe withdrawal and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For men, the strongest risk factors ... Read More...

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Meet the Mom Working to End the Opioid Epidemic: ‘We Need Empathy and Compassion’

LOVE AND CHARITY – March 5, 2021 - They recommended another facility several hours away, but by the time they arrived, her daughter was in withdrawal. Again, the hospital didn’t know how to help. “I was like, “What ... Read More...

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Inmates arrested for Suboxone Strips drug-mail scheme at jail

OXYMORONs – March 3, 2021 - According to Chesterfield Sheriff Karl Leonard, the alleged drug smugglers exploited a regulatory loophole regarding legal mail that is addressed to inmates. While jail staff cond... Read More...

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Race and Opioids: Lessons From the Civil War-Era Opioid Addiction Crisis

WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR SOME – Feb. 25, 2021 - During the antebellum decades, addiction to rudimentary opiates such as laudanum and opium in gum, pill, and powdered forms was common among white Americans. ... Read More...

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Dan Schneider of Netflix’s The Pharmacist at Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit

FROM LOSS COMES HOPE – Feb. 26, 2021 - "As overdose cases are rapidly increasing and treatments for substance use disorders are becoming more challenging, we arrive at a critical moment within the opioid a... Read More...

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Addiction PRESCRIPTION

WORTH LIVING – Feb. 25, 2021 - Most of the roughly 13 million in that group who have been prescribed opioids are not struggling with addiction — but too many are. Medicare beneficiaries have become addicted ... Read More...

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The Last Days of Heroin

FENTANYL FOREVER? – Feb. 18, 2021 - Fentanyl isn’t a new substance, having first been synthesized in a lab in 1960 by the Belgian company Janssen Pharmaceuticals. The drug has important medical uses, including for C... Read More...

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Drug‑Free Solution to Opioid Withdrawal

SOON FOR BABIES TOO? – Feb. 18, 2021 - The Texas startup was founded in Houston in 2018, but is now headquartered in Dallas where it develops medical devices such as the system. Spark received clearance from... Read More...

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The Opioid Crisis, Fueled by Covid, Is Worse Than Ever

MORE BAD NEWS – Feb. 20. 2021 - Drug overdoses of all kinds killed nearly 84,000 people in the U.S. from August 2019 to July 2020. That’s 23% more than in the previous 12-month period, and the highest number of... Read More...

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NFL Seeking Information on Cannabis as an Alternative to Opioids

WATCH – 4-20-51-50 HIIIGH-KE – Feb. 17, 2021 - The NFL finally loosened its cannabis testing policy last offseason, amid mounting public sentiment in favor of decriminalization and, in some states, full legalization... Read More...

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Woman Recovering From Opioid Addiction Sues to Get Methadone

CRAZY TIME – FEB 12, 2021 - But Finnigan, 53, who lives in Chicago, said things changed for her in 2019. That’s when doctors put her on methadone, a medication that is itself an opioid but curbs the craving for... Read More...

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Digital Rehab is Helping Tackle America’s Opioid Crisis

WATCH – NONE TOO SOON – Feb. 8, 2021 - Besides drug addictions including opioids and cocaine, the start-up offers programmes to aid the recovery of those with gambling, smoking and alcohol addictions and chroni... Read More...

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