Overdose

Follow the Money: How to Track Opioid Settlement Dollars In Your State

VIDEO – JACKPOT OR JACKED? –   Aug. 21, 2023 - In 2023, one of the biggest stories journalists across…

9 months ago

San Jose Doctor Busted for Opioid Prescription Scheme

THEIR STILL AT IT – Aug. 11, 2023 - When a bad actor exploits their position for personal gain, they…

9 months ago

Meet The Man Who Fought The Sacklers

VIDEO – WITH COURAGE AND MORALS –   Aug. 15, 2023 - Quinn had helped Goldin form a grassroots group…

9 months ago

What’s Behind Addiction in Minneapolis?

POVERTY? POVERTY OF SPIRIT? –   Aug. 11, 2023 - Coco said if there were people around her, people she…

9 months ago

We Can Prevent Overdose Deaths if We Change How We Think About Them

OPINION: Ryan Hampton – Aug. 15, 2023 - I’ve been living in recovery from opioid use disorder for eight and…

9 months ago

Is Addiction Driven by the Gut Microbiome?

DIVERSITY MATTERS – Aug. 15, 2023 - With addiction, we normally think of hard drugs, but people can be addicted…

9 months ago

Pete Berg Had Personal Reasons For Wanting To Direct Netflix’s ‘Painkiller’

LISTEN – ADDICTIVE MINI-SERIES – Aug. 15, 2023 - It was a kismet twist of fate that Netflix’s limited series…

9 months ago

San Fransisco’s “Doom Loop Walking Tour” Takes Tourists Up-close and Personal to See Squalor, Urban Decay and Homelessness

VIDEO – DON’T BLAME THE HIPPIES –   Aug. 14, 2023 - A tongue-in-cheek ad for the tour claims: “You’ve…

9 months ago

Entire Neighborhood Sets up Booby Traps to Protect Themselves from Drug Addicts

VIDEO – HORRIFYING –   Aug. 16, 2023 - Kensington has gained international attention for its excessive public drug use…

9 months ago

Four Shows to Watch After Netflix’s Painkiller

STREAMING SCANDALS – August 16,2023 - Dopesick: The Crime of the Century: The Pharmacist: How to Fix a Drug Scandal: Painkiller, Netflix’s drama about the opioid crisis is…

9 months ago

PAIN’KILLERS: Where Is The Murderous Billionaire Sackler Family Today?

VIDEO – EPILOGUE –   Aug. 14, 2023 - The series, which Netflix is careful to note is a fictionalized…

9 months ago

Feds May Shut Down Overdose Prevention Centers in NYC

WHY? –   Aug. 8, 2023 - As street drugs have become ever more powerful and deadly, a small nonprofit…

9 months ago

Doctors’ Documentary Shed Light on Addiction

VIDEO – MORE WILL BE REVEALED –   Aug. 7, 2023 - The number of physicians reported by the media…

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A Space to Grieve Addiction Deaths Without Shame or Guilt

ETERNAL SADNESS – July 24, 2023 - Two years later, Owens moved to Kansas City to be closer to friends…

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New Hampshire: The Opioid Crisis Gets Worse

AUDIO – NO END IN SIGHT? –   Aug. 9, 2023 - These numbers represent, as you know, sons, daughters,…

9 months ago

Only 1 in 5 People Get Opioid Addiction Meds

WHY IS THIS? –   Aug. 7, 2023 - “Failing to use safe and lifesaving medications is devastating for people…

9 months ago

Doctor Has More Compassion after his Opioid Addiction

CRAWLING IN THEIR SHOES – August 9, 2023 - The state police and the DEA had recently raided my office.…

9 months ago

‘Painkiller’ on Netflix: Superb Film Feels Painfully Real

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY – August 9,2023 - The cast is strong. Matthew Broderick might be one of…

9 months ago

Netflix’s OxyContin drama ‘Painkiller’ is just painful

THE PAIN NEVER GOES AWAY – August 10, 2023 - We’ve heard this story before. And we’ve heard it better. That’s…

9 months ago

New Netflix Series About Philanthropic Drug Pushers

THE FAMILY MADE $35 BILLION –   July 28, 2023 - Court filings show that Purdue, owned by the Sackler…

9 months ago

Mathew Broderick, aka Ferris Bueller, Portrays Murderer Richard Sackler

CHANNELING A QUIET KILLER – Aug. 4, 2023 -  Based on work by investigative journalists Barry Meier and Patrick Radden…

9 months ago

Horrifying Amount of Americans Won’t Make it to Old Age

VERY SAD STORY – July 31, 2023 - On a white board at the end of the room, across from…

9 months ago

Flesh-Rotting Tranq Infects Cocaine Supply

VIDEO – SCARY TIMES –   July 31, 2023 - “We’ve seen an increase in street-level distribution of cocaine-xylazine mixture[s],”…

9 months ago

Traditional and Synthetic drugs: Which Are Addictive and Dangerous

MOST OF THEM –   July 20, 2023 - According to Sedena, the use of synthetic drugs has increased compared…

10 months ago

A Potential Cure for Opioid Addiction?

NOT GOD – July 26, 2023 - Importantly, the drug was able to reduce oxycodone intake and relapse without disrupting…

10 months ago

Wealthy Sackler Family Avoids Civil Lawsuits Over Opioid Deaths

THE 3 FACES OF EVIL – July 25, 2023 - Under a deal reached last year with thousands of state…

10 months ago

New York Launches Overdose Prevention Campaign

STOP THE DYING – July 13, 2023 - New York health officials on Tuesday launched a public service campaign highlighting…

10 months ago

How Buprenorphine Works to Overcome Opioid Addiction

SOUNDS LIKE A MIRACLE DRUG –   July 7, 2023 - The drug works by binding to the same opioid…

10 months ago

Leaders Speak Against Safe Syringe Programs

VIDEO – LET THEM EAT DEATH – July 18, 2023 - “Simply flooding the community with paraphernalia, making it easier…

10 months ago

The Department of Health & Human Services Distributes $47.8 Million For Drugs, For Addiction and Other Facets of Overdose Prevention & Substance Abuse

GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING –   July 19, 2023 - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Substance Abuse…

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