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Adolescent misuse of prescription opioids may lead to heroin use in adulthood

LOCKS ON EVERY MEDICINE CABINET? – July 13, 2021 - Opioid misuse and overdoses are a major problem in the United States. One factor that may be leading to the rate of heroin dependence is the growing pop... Read More...

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Biden picks West Virginia’s Rahul Gupta as drug czar

’CAUSE W. VIRGINIA WAS A BEACON OF PREVENTION – July 13, 2021 - The Biden administration is tapping Rahul Gupta as its top drug policy official, charging the former West Virginia public health commission... Read More...

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What’s the Difference Between Opioids and Opiates?

PRICE? – 2021 - Although related, opioids and opiates are not exactly the same thing. They are part of the same class of drugs, but there are some key differences in how they’re created and how they inte... Read More...

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Tarantula bites Big Pharma. Venom for sale!

WATCH OUT – CRAWLING OUT OF PAIN – July 14, 2021 - “For us, it’s cool — really cool — because we’re maybe a few people doing that,” Nguyen said. The team is poring over various computer-generated models with... Read More...

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Drug Overdoses Killed 93,000 Americans In 2020, Up By 30%

DEATH, DEATH AND MORE DEATH – July 14, 2021 - Ten states are predicted to have at least a 40% rise in drug overdose deaths from the previous 12-month span, according to the CDC: Vermont, Kentucky, South Carolin... Read More...

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‘Pill Mill’ doctor pleads guilty, will forfeit 9 luxury cars and $400K cash

TIME TO TAKE THE BUS – July 2, 2021 - Court records said Dr. Abraham would even increase the strength of the medicine despite medical paperwork categorizing one patient as “completely normal,” according ... Read More...

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Woman overcomes opioid addiction

ADDICTION IS NOT A DEATH SENTENCE – July 2, 2021 - That is when she entered the Bedford County Family Treatment Docket. “I call it my Saturday night epiphany,” Sweigar said. “This has got to change, because ... Read More...

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Purdue Settlement Will Unlock Sackler ‘Secrets’

MASS MURDERERS ON PARADE – July 8, 2021 - Roger Brunelle Jr, president of the International Union of painters and Allied Trades, District Council 35 in Boston, lost his 26 year old son Brent Hastings to a... Read More...

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Opioid addiction apps sharing sensitive data with third parties

NOT BETTER APP – July 7, 2021 - Despite the vast reach and sensitive nature of these services, the research found that the majority of the apps accessed unique identifiers about the user’s device and, in some case... Read More...

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This rabbi was addicted to opioids

BACK FROM THE LAND OF NOD – June 29, 2021 - “In some ways, this is very personal and I can totally respect somebody’s feeling like, ‘this is my business, it doesn’t affect what I do.’ I feel about it dif... Read More...

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Opioid crisis is the setting of thriller ‘Crisis,’ a sober look at the drug epidemic

ONE DREADFUL FILM – June 30, 2021 - Jarecki’s densely plotted thriller could just as well have been titled “Déjà vu,” given how tragically familiar it will probably feel to innumerable grieving families. Whi... Read More...

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Rhode Island first state to pilot drug injection sites

SAFETY FIRST – July 1, 2021 - “If we are truly going to rein in the drug overdose epidemic, we must recognize drug addiction as the health problem it is, rather than as merely a crime,” Sen. Josh Miller, who ch... Read More...

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Paramedics answer more than 70 non-fatal overdoses in two days

LIVING ON THE EDGE, OR DYING, WHATEVER – July 2, 2021 - On average, emergency responders receive roughly 14 calls per day. Despite the high number of drug-related calls, TPH said paramedics didn’t get... Read More...

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Comfortably Numb: China has an opium problem and the Sackler Oxycontin Cartel American family is to blame.

DEATH FOR SALE – June 24, 2021 - Patrick Radden Keefe, who provides the quote above, explains the whole epic shit storm of disgrace in his new book, Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. Ke... Read More...

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The Opioid Addiction Crisis and Racism: A Long, Troubled History

HISTORY CONTINUES – June 23, 2021 - The alarming parallels between the 19th- and 21st-century opioid crises in the United States are not limited to iatrogenesis. Both crises exhibit a history of troubling... Read More...

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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 leaving the opioid business — not only in New York, but across the entire country,” she ... Read More...

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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. Its relentless toll added a record 90,722 overdose deaths in the U.S. for the year through November 2020, a gr... Read More...

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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 Scotland, where the drug death toll is Europe’s highest, to be supported by profits from a drug linked to the biggest addic... Read More...

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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 was a strong working-class district, a national leader of the textile industry and home to a diver... Read More...

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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 year ago and led the charge Friday in a march toward Snapchat’s headquarters in Santa Monica. But she was not alone. ... Read More...

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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 their personal fortunes, the Sacklers have agreed to give up control of Purdue Pharma. They will, however, retain... Read More...

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Overlooking a Major Culprit in the Opioid Crisis

THE BEST INTENTIONS...? – May 28, 2021 - And they did succeed in significantly shrinking the medical supply: since 2011, opioid prescribing has been cut by more than 60 percent. Unfortunately, however... Read More...

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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 research. And although he sounded the alarm, people didn’t listen. Within a couple of decades morphine w... Read More...

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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 AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health Inc. and McKesson Corp. of fueling the opioid epidemic by s... Read More...

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Who’s to blame for America’s opioid epidemic?

FOLLOW THE MONEY – May 5, 2021 - It was an American epidemic long before Covid-19. Opioid addiction and overdoses have scythed through the US heartland, often compounding misery in regions already ravaged... Read More...

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Worsening deadly opioid epidemic must not be forgotten

EVERYONE’S OPINION? – May 2, 2021 - THE UNITED STATES is still grappling with the deadly coronavirus pandemic, yet, sadly, that is far from the nation’s only public health crisis. The opioid addiction epidemic ... Read More...

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“I Can’t Abandon My Name”: The Sacklers And Me

THE WHOLE FAMILY ISN’T TOXIC – May 4, 2021 - I had never before heard of the novel, called The Company You Keep, and I was quite sure the author, Neil Gordon, was a complete stranger to me. I’m happy to r... Read More...

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24 States Fight To Block Sackler Family Bid For Immunity

LISTEN – MONEY BUYS FREEDOM – May 3, 2021 - But a growing group of public officials and activists is mounting a last-ditch effort to derail the plan, describing it in legal briefs as an unethical, and possibly ... Read More...

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How Business Can End the Addiction Epidemic by Leslie Glass

Adolescent misuse of prescription opioids may lead to heroin use in adulthood

Biden picks West Virginia’s Rahul Gupta as drug czar

What’s the Difference Between Opioids and Opiates?

Tarantula bites Big Pharma. Venom for sale!

Drug Overdoses Killed 93,000 Americans In 2020, Up By 30%

‘Pill Mill’ doctor pleads guilty, will forfeit 9 luxury cars and $400K cash

Woman overcomes opioid addiction

Purdue Settlement Will Unlock Sackler ‘Secrets’

This rabbi was addicted to opioids

Opioid crisis is the setting of thriller ‘Crisis,’ a sober look at the drug epidemic

Rhode Island first state to pilot drug injection sites

Paramedics answer more than 70 non-fatal overdoses in two days

Comfortably Numb: China has an opium problem and the Sackler Oxycontin Cartel American family is to blame.

The Opioid Addiction Crisis and Racism: A Long, Troubled History

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

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

County Using Opioid Settlement $ To Help Women Battle Addiction

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

Addiction nightmare in photos

Parents March To Snapchat’s Headquarters

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

Overlooking a Major Culprit in the Opioid Crisis

Can We Make Opioids Less Addictive?

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

Who’s to blame for America’s opioid epidemic?

Worsening deadly opioid epidemic must not be forgotten

“I Can’t Abandon My Name”: The Sacklers And Me

24 States Fight To Block Sackler Family Bid For Immunity