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20% of People Still Use Opioids 3 Months After Surgery

MALINGERERS –    Oct. 11, 2021 - Researchers said people who have not previously taken opioid medications may not be…

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N.Y. Gov. Hochul Decriminalizes Possession and Sale of Hypodermic Needles

HOW LEGALIZE WHAT’S IN IT? –    Oct. 7, 2021 - Gov. Hochul praised lawmakers for passing the package of…

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Scientists Eye Opioid Vaccine Shot

MANDATED FOR ALL REHABS? –   Oct. 1, 2021 - When M. (who requested that her full name not be…

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Victims In Fallout of Pill Mill Closure

WATCH – IT HURTS –   Oct. 7, 2021 - It all began after the 1999 car wreck. Altman figured…

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Naloxone Access Doesn’t Make Heroin Seem Less Risky

DRUGS CAN KILL –    Oct. 7, 2021 - The medication naloxone is so effective at saving the lives of…

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California Governor Vetoes Recovery Incentives Act

AS I RECALL... –   Oct. 8, 2021 - The Recovery Incentives Act aimed to legalize the substance use disorder…

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Global Fight Looms Over Kratom, an Opioid Alternative

NATURE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... –    Oct. 9, 2021 - Those claims have yet to be fully vetted…

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Narcan Inventor Uses Narcan to Treat Man Suffering Opioid Overdose

WATCH – CELESTIAL COINCIDENCE –   Oct. 7, 2021 - “The reality is that if you see someone unresponsive, lying…

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Portraits of Virginians Who Died from Drug Addiction

DRAWING DEADLY CONCLUSIONS –   Oct. 2, 2021 - After drawing his portrait, she decided to draw others who suffered…

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Pharmacies Face 1st Trial In Opioid Conspiracy

EVERY CHAIN IS GUILTY –    Oct. 2, 2021 - In a bellwether federal trial starting Monday in Cleveland, Lake…

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Purdue Deal Delivers Billions, But Individuals Get Crumbs

PLEASE BIG PHARMA, WE NEED SOME MORE –   Sept. 28, 2021 - For her claim, Lynn Wencus of Wretham,…

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Dopesick’s Michael Keaton Talks Addiction

NOW HE IS SUPERMAN –   Sept. 26, 2021 - What boggles your mind the most? “An actual addiction was…

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Demand for Sober-Living Residences

LISTEN NPR – RECOVERY CAN START ANYWHERE –    Oct. 2, 2021 - Money from opioid settlements will flow into…

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Two Charged with Preying on Struggling Addicts

BOTTOM FEEDERS –   Oct. 2, 2021 - “People with substance use disorder deserve quality treatment options that are safe…

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Beware of Fake Drugs Laced With Fentanyl

LISTEN – ANOTHER REASON TO GET SOBER –   Sept. 27, 2021 - The agency said it has seized more…

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Researchers Create Living Bioengineered Nerve Circuit to Tackle Opioid Crisis

SCIENCE MAY ONE DAY DO SO... –    Sept. 21, 2021 - The study is his first paper under the…

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Bargain Fentanyl In Heroin, Oxy, Other Drugs

HOW LITTLE IS A LIFE WORTH? –   Sept 24, 2021 -  I had a long conversation with one of…

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An Insider from the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Speaks Out

“ZERO F*#CKS GIVEN” –   Sept. 20, 2021 - In a previous life, Hampton worked as a campaign staffer for…

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The Pain Wouldn’t Stop Because Her Opioids Were Stolen

MEDICINE IS VERY VALUABLE ON THE STREET –    Sept. 17, 2021 - The family called the police. How often…

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Louisiana Dr. Indicted for Illegally Dispensing Over One Million Doses of Opioids

TO EXPLOIT AND OVERSERVE –    Sept 14, 2021 - A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, returned an…

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Horse Tranquilizer Crops Up In Overdose Deaths

TIME TO LEGALIZE HEROIN? –   Sept. 16, 2021 - It’s unclear exactly why xylazine is being added to the…

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Misguided Drug Policies Worsening Overdose Epidemic!

ADDICTS’ LIVES MATTER –   Sept. 17, 2021 - The United States is at a pivotal moment in its fight…

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Alex Murdaugh’s ‘fall from grace’: Addiction Fueled by Opioids

WATCH – (NOT) USING HIS HEAD –   Sept. 18, 2021 - Murdaugh’s attorneys have said their client suffers from…

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Book Writing Helps Addiction Recovery

WATCH – MEDIA: WORDS MATTER –    Sept. 6, 2021 - It’s been my passion, it’s my relief. I would…

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Kate Quigley’s Statement After Surviving Suspected Drug Overdose That Killed 3

NOTHING’S FUNNY ANYMORE –    Sept. 12, 2021 - Quigley, 39, shared the statement on her Twitter and Instagram, along…

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The Sacklers Walk Off Into the Sunset. Reform the System.

NEVER PRISON FOR KILLER BILLIONAIRES –    by Ryan Hampton Sept. 11, 2021 - During negotiations, I often asked: Why…

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Opioids Have Valid Medical Uses

OPINION by Maia Szalavitz –   Sept. 12, 2021 - But opioids are not cigarettes. And as the opioid settlements…

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Pill Mill-ions: America’s Lucrative, Criminally Resilient Quasi-Legal Drug Dealing Enterprise by Christopher Dale

GIVE THEM A DOSE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE –   Sept. 11, 2021 - Nurse, we need a prescription pad…

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Can Vaccine Fight Opioid Epidemic?

IN THE BRAIN? –   Sept. 7, 2021 -  A similar vaccine that prevents opioids from reaching the brain also…

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Black Deaths Are Increasing Faster Than Whites

ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER –   Sept. 10, 2021 - Addiction specialist Edwin Chapman has made it his life’s work…

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