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Virginia Filmmaker’s New Take On Opioid Epidemic Virginia Filmmaker’s New Take On Opioid Epidemic 

Virginia Filmmaker’s New Take On Opioid Epidemic

AUDIO – A KILLER PILL – Oct. 26, 2024 - The film begins with attorney Paul Farrell Junior giving a…

2 months ago
FDA Approves Purdue Pharma’s Overdose-Reversal DeviceFDA Approves Purdue Pharma’s Overdose-Reversal Device

FDA Approves Purdue Pharma’s Overdose-Reversal Device

THE NERVE –   Aug. 7, 2024 - Purdue Pharma, the company best known for fueling the opioid crisis by…

5 months ago
$86 Million Opioid Settlement $86 Million Opioid Settlement 

$86 Million Opioid Settlement

NOT ENOUGH! –   July 26, 2024 -  Indivior reached an $86 million settlement with 16 U.S. states over the…

5 months ago
Will Murderous Sackler Family Face a Reckoning?Will Murderous Sackler Family Face a Reckoning?

Will Murderous Sackler Family Face Reckoning?

STILL MASS MURDERERS –   June 27, 2024 -  A divided Court blocked a controversial proposed Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan…

6 months ago
New Jersey Will Receive Nearly $9.5M from Opioid Settlement New Jersey Will Receive Nearly $9.5M from Opioid Settlement 

New Jersey Will Receive Nearly $9.5M from Opioid Settlement

AIN’T ENOUGH –   Feb. 2, 2024 - “When you visit a physician, you do not expect that the details…

11 months ago
French PR Agency to Pay $350 Million for its Role in Our Opioid CrisisFrench PR Agency to Pay $350 Million for its Role in Our Opioid Crisis

French PR Agency to Pay $350 Million for its Role in Our Opioid Crisis

THE WHOLE WORLD WAS WATCHING – Feb. 2, 2024 - A subsidiary of the French advertising giant Publicis will pay…

11 months ago
Exhibit on Addiction At Harvard’s Sackler Museum, Yes, Those Sacklers!Exhibit on Addiction At Harvard’s Sackler Museum, Yes, Those Sacklers!

Exhibit on Addiction At Harvard’s Sackler Museum, Yes, Those Sacklers!

AUDIO – IRONIC AND IDIOTIC –   Jan. 17, 2024 - As we left the second floor gallery, I looked…

12 months ago
Consulting Company Fined $78 Million For Opioid DeathsConsulting Company Fined $78 Million For Opioid Deaths

Consulting Company Fined $78 Million For Opioid Deaths

NO JAIL TIME? – Dec, 30, 2023 - Consulting firm McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $78 million to…

12 months ago
Opioid Settlement Divides VictimsOpioid Settlement Divides Victims

Opioid Settlement Divides Victims

MONEY MATTERS – Dec. 3, 2023 - “If it gets blown up, nobody gets anything,” Carter, of Maynard, Mass., said…

1 year ago
Nan Goldin on Vaping, Orgasms, and Greek MythsNan Goldin on Vaping, Orgasms, and Greek Myths

Nan Goldin on Vaping, Orgasms, and Greek Myths

MORE –   Oct. 24, 2023 - Since the 80s, Goldin has been working hard. Last year, the Laura Poitras-directed…

1 year ago
Four numbers that tell the story of the opioid epidemicFour numbers that tell the story of the opioid epidemic

Four numbers that tell the story of the opioid epidemic

REAL DATA –   Sept. 13, 2023  - Here are the numbers that tell the story:  45 percent: The approximate…

1 year ago
Sackler Family Doc Shows Different Side of ‘Painkiller’ & ‘Dopesick’ SeriesSackler Family Doc Shows Different Side of ‘Painkiller’ & ‘Dopesick’ Series

Sackler Family Doc Shows Different Side of ‘Painkiller’ & ‘Dopesick’ Series

THE REAL HORROR STORY – Sept. 7, 2023 - All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is a gripping documentary that…

1 year ago
Scottish Museum Removes Mentions of Opioid-Linked Murderous Sackler FamilyScottish Museum Removes Mentions of Opioid-Linked Murderous Sackler Family

Scottish Museum Removes Mentions of Opioid-Linked Murderous Sackler Family

A LEGACY OF DEATH – Sept. 1, 2023 - The V&A Dundee has become the latest UK museum to remove…

1 year ago
‘Painkiller’ vs. Dopesick’: Whose Richard Sackler Portrayal Is Better?‘Painkiller’ vs. Dopesick’: Whose Richard Sackler Portrayal Is Better?

‘Painkiller’ vs. Dopesick’: Whose Richard Sackler Portrayal Is Better?

MATHEW BRODERICK NAILS IT –   Aug. 25, 2023 - The most notable comparison would have to be between the…

1 year ago
Despised Sackler Clan Bribing The Hamptons?Despised Sackler Clan Bribing The Hamptons?

Despised Sackler Clan Bribing The Hamptons?

CRIME FAMILY – Aug. 22, 2023 - That negative publicity stepped up this month with the new, fictionalized Netflix film…

1 year ago

‘Painkiller’ Director: “This Story Is Tragedy”

ALWAYS IS WHEN 400,000 DIE – Aug. 21, 2023  - much to them [and] the medical schools that meant so…

1 year ago

Dead Ringers Has TV’s Best Take on the Sackler Family

VILLAINY FOR REAL – Aug. 18, 2023 - From the outset, the hook of Dead Ringers was reimagining David Cronenberg’s…

1 year ago

Netflix’s Painkiller and Hulu’s Dopesick

DEVIOUS FAMILY EXPOSED –   Aug. 18, 2023 - As the most dangerous drug introduced by this institution to the…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

Meet The Man Who Fought The Sacklers

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

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year ago

Nan Goldin vs. The Powers of the Opioid Death Cash Grab

ARTISTS SAVE LIVES – July 17, 2023 - Nan Goldin’s photography is a lesson in capturing life; its raw brutality…

1 year ago

GOOD NEWS! 27 Community Groups in Philadelphia Receive Opioid Settlement Funds

PREVENTION PLEASE – June 8, 2023 - The awards are part of Philadelphia’s larger spending plan for its share of…

2 years ago