Overdose

Three Virginians Fighting Addiction Their Own Way

VIDEO – PROGRESS IN THE SOUTH –  April 14, 2022 - Virginia has been plagued by addiction since the late…

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Criminalizing Drug Addiction Doesn’t Decrease Overdoses

LEGALIZE THEM ALL? –  April 14, 2022 - A bill moves through Colorado’s legislature to tighten penalties on the possession…

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What Happens When You Lose Both Parents To Addiction

PAIN & GRIEF –  April 16, 2022 - Her dad’s addiction “spiraled” after her mom’s death. She lived with her…

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FDA Regulators Worked for the Sackler Family

IT WAS AN INSIDE JOB –  April 13, 2022 - Dr. Smith, who this year was promoted to senior partner,…

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What’s Being Done to Stop the Scourge of Fentanyl?

NOT ENOUGH, BUT THEY’RE TRYING –   April 14, 2022 - The drug has been the subject of a number…

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Woman Turns Down Share of $6 bn. to Fight Sackler Family

GOD SPEED –   April 10, 2022 - A cottage outside Floyd, Virginia, is a tranquil stage-set for Ellen Isaacs…

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Perv Gets 30 Years Related to 2 OD Deaths In His Home

IS PRISON PUNISHMENT? –   April 14, 2022 - U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder said Thursday in downtown Los…

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The Talk You Have To Watch

VIDEO – LISTEN AND LEARN –   April 7, 2022 - Sam Quinones is a journalist, storyteller, former Los Angeles…

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Teen Deaths Rose Sharply From Fentanyl-Laced Pills

NPR TELLS THE STORY –  April 12, 2022 - “So many of our young people are so busy being taught…

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Mass Overdose Events Caused by Inadvertent Fentanyl Use

TIME TO QUIT? –  April 7, 2022 - Less than a week earlier, on March 4, 21 individuals overdosed —…

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Survivor: ‘I was lucky one. I gotta make it worth it’

VIDEO – GRATEFUL EVERY DAY –   April 6, 2022 - Ryan Christoff said he had known that his daughter…

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‘Pill Mill’ Doctor Heading To Prison

VIDEO – STRONG MEDICINE –   April 7, 2022 - Officials say that after Kim was forced to resign in…

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Opioid Treatment Violates Discrimination Laws

IT’S BLACK AND WHITE –  April 5, 2022 - In guidelines published Tuesday, the department’s Civil Rights Division said employers,…

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Walgreens Cries NOT GUILTY On Opioid Charges

GUILTY AS SIN? –  April 5, 2022 - Florida, led by Attorney General Ashley Moody, contends that Walgreens has been…

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West Virginia Says J&J Created ‘tsunami’ of Opioid Addiction

STOCKS DID OK –  April 4, 2022 - “This epidemic has impacted virtually all of West Virginia,” Morrisey said. “Our…

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Addiction in Euphoria

EUPHORIA IN ADDICTION –  April 5, 2022 - But that’s not to say that the show’s creators aren’t providing a…

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Opioid Recovery and the DOJ Disability Protections

AUDIO – RYAN HAMPTON QUOTED...AGAIN –  April 6, 2022 - “There’s a ton of discrimination out there, including in the…

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Sprawling Hollywood Drug Delivery Business Exposed

THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT –  Mar. 28 - She replied with a menu offering acid ($40), ecstasy ($20), mushrooms…

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This Army’s Mission Battles Drug Abuse

SURRENDER TO WIN –   March 31, 2022 - It was then that Jones, an Army combat veteran who served…

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SF District Attorney on Drug Addiction Crisis

VIDEO – POLITICIAN WITH HEART –  March 19, 2022 - San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin joins TYT to discuss…

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Fentanyl Testing Strips Highly Illegal in Texas

VIDEO – DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS –   Mar. 23, 2022 - Fentanyl testing strips can be used to test…

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House Full Of Children Under 8 Treated For Overdosing

VIDEO – NOT THRILL PILLS –   March 23, 2022 - “They were left unsupervised for a short period of…

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Overdose Deaths Reduced

GOOD NEWS, FINALLY –  March 21, 2022 - There is no question the state has made progress fighting the drug…

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Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters’ Drummer, Dies at 50

GONE TOO SOON –  Mar. 25, 2022 - Recognizable for his flailing limbs, surfer’s good looks and wide, childlike grin,…

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‘One Pill Can Kill’

VIDEO – SO CAN ONE LINE –  March 18, 2022 - “In less than 12 months (in 2021), DPS crime…

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Can Big $ in Addiction Tech, Curb Soaring Overdose Deaths?

ADDICTION IS BIG BUSINESS –   Mar. 18, 2022 - David Sarabia had already sold two startups by age 26 and…

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Steep Rise in Overdoses Linked to Veterinary Tranquilizer

DON’T PUT YOURSELF DOWN –   MARCH, 2022 - Researchers studied 10 locations around the country, and found xylazine was…

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Sabrina Burkholder’s Incredible Transformation

RETURN TO AMISH STAR –   March 9, 2022 - “I remember feeling very weird and that was my last…

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6.6 Million Opioid Doses and $250 Million In False Billings

IT’S ALL ABOUT MAKING MONEY –  March 10, 2022 - Authorities described the clinics as “pill mills” and said they…

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Federal Government Allows Program to Pay Substance Abusers to Staying Clean

LISTEN – MONEY FOR NOTHING –   Mar 10, 2022 - A new legal opinion from the Biden administration appears…

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