Overdose

Johnson & Johnson promises to end sale of opioids in $230 million settlement

CHUMP CHANGE –    June 26, 2021 -  “Johnson & Johnson helped fuel this fire, but today they’re committing to…

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Opioids rip through U.S. workforce, deaths at record High

NODDING OFF AT THE OFFICE? WHO ME? –  June 18, 2021 - Before the COVID-19 pandemic was the drug epidemic.…

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El Paso physician indicted for 5 overdose deaths

DO MUCH HARM –  June 16, 2021 - The board panel found that on May 26, August was indicted on…

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Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Spiked More than 200% During Pandemic

WATCH – POSSIBLE DEATH IN EVERY SHOT –    June 16, 2021 - Fentanyl is a synthetic chemical compound that’s…

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Overdose Deaths Skyrocket During The War On Drugs

SANITY IN SHORT SUPPLY –    June 19, 2021 -Under the drug war model that has shaped the country’s response…

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The 50 Years War

LISTEN – PRAY THE SHOOTING STOPS - NO WINNERS EXCEPT PRISONS –  June 17, 2021 - In many parts of…

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Text Alert Program Aims To Send Warnings Of Overdose Spikes

HOLD THE PHONE –    June 7, 2021 - The health department hopes the program, which was developed by the…

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Tragic ‘Humpty Dance’ Rapper Died Of Overdose

VIDEO – NOW EVERYONE KNOWS HIS NAME –    June 11, 2021 - Digital Underground founding member Shock G, best…

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California bill would allow supervised injection sites

STICK WITH THE WINNERS –  June 3, 2021 - A proposed new law would allow for supervised injection sites in…

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County Using Opioid Settlement $ To Help Women Battle Addiction

DAMAGE CONTROL –  June 4, 2021 - “We want mothers to be successful in spite of their substance use issues,…

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Texas oncologist sentenced to 20 years for role in pill mill scheme

100 YEARS TOO FEW –  June 4, 2021 - Knowing they would be used for illicit street use, Dr. Capistrano…

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Scottish universities urged to cut ties with Oxycontin’s Sackler family

IT WOULD BE HYPOCRITICAL NOT TO –   May 30, 2021- They say it is hypocritical for the NHS in…

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Addiction nightmare in photos

IT’S A FULL-TIME JOB –  June 3, 2021 - ‘During the 19th century the neighbourhood of Kensington in north Philadelphia…

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Parents March To Snapchat’s Headquarters

WATCH – AN APP THAT CAN KILL? –    June 4, 2021 - She lost her son Alexander nearly a…

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Amy Winehouse spent £500,000 on drugs and her heroin habit

GARGANTUAN LOSS –  May 29, 2021 - That was how I found myself invited to dinner with the neighbours. People…

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Murderous SACKLER family gets off scott free, and keeps their billions

LISTEN – WHO HAS THE GOLD, MAKES THE LAW –  June 2, 2021 - In addition to contributing money from…

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Overdose Death Rates Up 42% in 2020

HORRIFYING –  May 26, 2021- According to a study by researchers from UCLA, Northeastern University and the University of Utah,…

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Canada’s first and only overdose prevention site for women

WATCH – FOR THE LOVE OF LIFE –   May 27, 2021 - While all women are welcome, including those…

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How to prevent deadly drug overdose

WATCH – WITH MORE THAN PRAYER –  MAY 25, 2021 - If trying to roust the potential overdose victim verbally,…

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Killer Meth on the Rise

WATCH – BLAME IT ON WALTER WHITE –   May 24, 2021 - This is “the high pure form” that’s…

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Overlooking Major Culprit in the Opioid Crisis

THE BEST INTENTIONS...? –   May 28, 2021 - And they did succeed in significantly shrinking the medical supply: since…

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Washington Square Park ‘drug den’ horrifies Greenwich Village neighbors

WHERE SHOULD THEY GO? –  May 29, 2021- The city responded to more than a month of complaints and numerous…

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Can We Make Opioids Less Addictive?

WATCH – ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE –  May 16, 2021 - As it turned out, Sertürner got addicted while doing the…

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LA County expands Naloxone distribution among homeless

NOT TIME TO GO ‘HOME’ YET –   May 18, 2021 - “A medication-first approach allows patients to first be…

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Netflix documentary brings renewed focus to addiction problem

BIG PHARMA IN BIG TROUBLE –   May 21, 2021 - Alexa Perivolotis, program director at Alyssa’s Place, said the…

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U.S. Needs an ‘Operation Warp Speed’ for Opioid Epidemic

WATCH – WITHOUT PILLS OR INJECTIONS –  May 14, 2021 - “Overdoses, which were already increasing hugely over the last…

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Lamar Odom on His Sobriety 5 Years After Near-Fatal Overdose

KETAMINE IS MY FRIEND –   May 17, 2021 - With Lamar’s reported current solution, he believes he has found…

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Photographs depict the stark reality of addiction in the US

SNOW ANGELS –  May 21, 2021 - Fearless and prolific conflict photographer James Nachtwey has been at the frontline of…

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Iraq veteran with PTSD died after overdose

WAR CRIME IS REDUNDANT –  May 14, 2021 - The inquest heard his records showed several occasions between 2017 and…

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‘Pillbillies,’ ‘Oxycotinville’: Emails from drug exec reveal mockery of Appalachians

PROFITS BEFORE PEOPLE –  May 14, 2021 - Zimmerman’s testimony was part of a trial in which the municipalities accuse…

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