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Fentanyl’s Scourge Visible in Los Angeles (warning: graphic images)

IT’S NOT A DISASTER MOVIE! –    Nov. 28, 2022 - The federal government says the highly addictive and lethal…

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Drugs Killed 8 Friends, One by One

AUDIO – WHERE DOES IT END? –    Dec. 2, 2022 - In a nation that suffered more than 107,000…

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As Overdoses Soar in America, Clinicians are Prescribing More Addiction Medicine

VIDEO – BIG PHARMA BIG HAPPY –  Nov. 30, 2022 - The central Iowa clinic, owned by the nonprofit agency…

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Florida Rejects New Opioid Guidelines

AND HUMANITY –    Nov. 21, 2022 - Opioid use disorder is a chronic life-threatening disease that people contract through…

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1 Out of Every 35 Fetuses in U.S. Exposed to Opioids

THE LITTLEST ONES –  Nov. 25, 2022 - The finding stems from an analysis of data from 21,905 pregnant women…

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Teva’s $6.6 Billion Opioid Settlements

TEVA, JUST DOING THE DEVIL’S WORK –  Nov. 22, 2022 - Teva and AbbVie did not admit wrongdoing. The two…

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How Meth Worsened Fentanyl Crisis. ‘We Are in Different World.’

DEATH BY MISTAKES –  Nov. 14, 2022 - The drug combination put him at the center of a deepening complication…

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Opioid Epidemic Is Surging Among Black People

UNEQUAL CARE –    Dec. 1, 2022 - The reasons for this dramatic change come down to racial inequities. Research…

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Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic

PLEASE BE TRUE –  Nov. 14, 2022 - The breakthrough discovery could have major implications for the nation’s opioid epidemic…

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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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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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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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