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Horrifying Drug Called ‘Tranq Dope’ Is Spreading

VIDEO – ANIMALS ARE DEALING DRUGS –    Nov. 15, 2022 - After two years of sobriety, Allie Gramlich began…

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Meet the Officer Spreading Awareness After Losing His Daughter to Overdose

A BIG SOUL –    Nov. 18, 2022 - It was during this call that Norman realized that something was…

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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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Can Safe Injection Sites Reduce New York Deaths?

DO SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES? –  Nov. 1, 2022 - The record achieved by OnPoint NYC, the nonprofit agency that…

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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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Allergy Meds May Play 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…

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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…

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The Drama of Jimi Hendrix’s Early Childhood: Cheating, Foster Care, and Alcoholism

VIDEO – ALANON THE WATCHTOWER –  Oct. 22, 2022 - Philip Norman’s 2020 book Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,”…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Overdose Prevention Scheme Gives Users Shopping Vouchers

VIDEO – BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY –  Oct. 5, 2022 - One of the voucher recipients is Kevin Whittaker, 44.…

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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…

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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…

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