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‘They Were All Lawyered Up with Rudy Giuliani On Top’

THE CONSULTANT –  A LOOK BACK @AUGUST 5, 2018 - Two months after the news conference announcing the terms of…

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As Overdoses Soar, More States Decriminalize Fentanyl Testing Strips

THE TEST YOU WANT TO TAKE –   May 6, 2022 - “We hope all the states would come to…

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Walgreens Accused Of Fueling Opioid Addiction To Get More Customers

MONEY MONEY MONEY –   April 25, 2022 - The companies have denied the allegations, saying that they sold opioid…

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Empire of Pain – Audiobook Review

LISTENING TO CRIMINALS –   April 29, 2022 - A remarkable piece of narrative reporting and a sweeping family saga,…

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Opioid Crisis Leaves Families Shattered and Grieving

LET THE HEALING BEGIN –   April 19, 2022 - In 2010, there were about 21,000 overdoses involving opioids in…

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Is the Opioid Crisis Masking Real Rates of Suicides?

WHO CAN TELL? –   April 21, 2022 – Suicides and drug overdoses can happen in clusters when people become…

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San Francisco Gets $10 million opioid Settlement

NO ONE GOES TO PRISON –   April 20, 2022 - San Francisco sued Endo, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and…

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Battle To Keep People Alive as Fentanyl Ravages SF’s Tenderloin

STOPS YOUR HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO –  April 23, 2022 - This neighborhood and the adjoining South of Market (SoMa)…

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Three Virginians Fighting Addiction Their Own Way

VIDEO – PROGRESS IN THE SOUTH –  April 14, 2022 - Virginia has been plagued by addiction since the late…

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FDA Regulators Worked for the Sackler Family

IT WAS AN INSIDE JOB –  April 13, 2022 - Dr. Smith, who this year was promoted to senior partner,…

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What’s Being Done to Stop the Scourge of Fentanyl?

NOT ENOUGH, BUT THEY’RE TRYING –   April 14, 2022 - The drug has been the subject of a number…

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Woman Turns Down Share of $6 bn. to Fight Sackler Family

GOD SPEED –   April 10, 2022 - A cottage outside Floyd, Virginia, is a tranquil stage-set for Ellen Isaacs…

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The Talk You Have To Watch

VIDEO – LISTEN AND LEARN –   April 7, 2022 - Sam Quinones is a journalist, storyteller, former Los Angeles…

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Opioid Treatment Violates Discrimination Laws

IT’S BLACK AND WHITE –  April 5, 2022 - In guidelines published Tuesday, the department’s Civil Rights Division said employers,…

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Walgreens Cries NOT GUILTY On Opioid Charges

GUILTY AS SIN? –  April 5, 2022 - Florida, led by Attorney General Ashley Moody, contends that Walgreens has been…

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West Virginia Says J&J Created ‘tsunami’ of Opioid Addiction

STOCKS DID OK –  April 4, 2022 - “This epidemic has impacted virtually all of West Virginia,” Morrisey said. “Our…

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Opioid Recovery and the DOJ Disability Protections

AUDIO – RYAN HAMPTON QUOTED...AGAIN –  April 6, 2022 - “There’s a ton of discrimination out there, including in the…

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Fentanyl Testing Strips Highly Illegal in Texas

VIDEO – DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS –   Mar. 23, 2022 - Fentanyl testing strips can be used to test…

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6.6 Million Opioid Doses and $250 Million In False Billings

IT’S ALL ABOUT MAKING MONEY –  March 10, 2022 - Authorities described the clinics as “pill mills” and said they…

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‘You Murdered My Daughter’: Relatives of OxyContin Victims Confront the Sacklers

THEY KILLED THOUSANDS –   March 10, 2022 - “This is a day like no other in the history of…

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Synthetic Opioids Stronger than Fentanyl in US

MORE DEATH AROUND THE CORNER? –  Mar 1, 2022 - Krotulski said current trends suggest nitazenes, or any other drugs…

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Exciting Results Treating Opioid Habit with ‘Mindfulness’

LET’S PLAY CONCENTRATION –   Feb. 28, 2022 - “Rather than getting caught up in the pain or craving,” Garland…

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Exposing the Sackler’s Greed For the Deadly Opioid Disaster

HOW THE MURDERERS WENT FREE –   Feb. 27, 2022 - For decades the Sackler name was synonymous with often…

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Sacklers to Pay $6 Billion More for Fueling Overdose Deaths

VIDEO – THE SOPRANO FAMILY ARE PIKERS – Marc 3, 2022 - Purdue said on Thursday that the new settlement…

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White House Plan Would Spend $41 Billion On Drug Policy

THAT’S A LOT OF DOPE –   March 2, 2022 - Biden’s 2022 proposed budget provides a total of $17.5…

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Were These Doctors Treating Pain or Dealing Drugs?

DO NO MORE PHARMA –  Feb. 28, 2022 - Dr. Ruan has been serving a 21-year sentence in federal prison,…

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4 U.S. Companies Will Pay $26 BILLION To Settle Claims For Opioid Crisis

AUDIO – WHEN? –  Feb. 25, 2022 - “This settlement represents real accountability,” said North Carolina state Attorney General Josh…

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Seeing Addiction as Disease

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET –  Feb. 24, 2022 - “We’re in what is now becoming known as…

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Treating Drug Dealers Like Serial Killers by Chris Dale

EXAMINING THE CHARGES AGAINST 4 MEN CONNECTED TO ACTOR MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS’ DEATH –  Feb. 28, 2022 - Twenty years…

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CDC To Soften Opioid Prescription Guidelines

VIDEO – GOING BACKWARDS? –   Feb. 12, 2022 - Opioids can be an important tool in treating severe pain…

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