SF Walgreens Colluded with Opioid Manufacturers VIDEO – Walgreens Guilty as Sin – Aug. 10, 2022 - Amanda Starrantino reports on a judge ruling in San Francisco’s favor in opioid lawsuit against Walgreens. - Video Only more@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Doctor Prescribed Drugs with ‘reckless abandon’ Given 15-years DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH THE DEVIL – Aug. 30, 2022 - The daughter of one of the five people whose deaths the government alleged were the result of Kraynak’s prescription practices gave emotional testimony about t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 9 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Big Pharma’s Crime: Profits From Addiction CARTELS ON WALL STREET – August 5, 2022 - Painkiller producers such as Purdue Pharma — the maker of OxyContin (oxycodone) — are one major source of the opioid and overdose epidemics. These companies know... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 9 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
How the Pharmaceutical Industry Operates Like a Deadly Drug Cartel AUDIO – CVS, Walmart, Walgreens WIN BIG – Aug. 2, 2022 - It’s estimated that more than 107,000 people in the United States died due to opioid overdoses in 2021. Washington Post journalist Scott Higham says it’s... Read More...Aug 9 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
FDA’s Flawed Approach to Accelerated Drug Approvals FOLLOW THE MONEY – July 25, 2022 - NPR found that 42% of currently outstanding confirmatory studies – or 50 of them – either took more than a year to begin following accelerated approval or hadn’t started at al... Read More...Aug 2 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOverdosePurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
New Jersey’s EXTREME Plan to End Fentanyl Deaths COULD LOCK THEM UP WORK? – July 25, 2022 - He said this may sound harsh but “it is such a volatile and lethal drug, those who inject or inhale fentanyl run the risk of immediate death.” “It’s very lethal, th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 2 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylinterventionopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecovery
NEW BOOK – American Cartel: The Battle to Bring Down the Opioid Industry! VIDEO – THE AMERICAN DREAM IS OPIATED – July 8, 2022 - The book is an indictment of the astonishing corporate greed and government complicity; of mercenary lobbyists and lawyers sustained by bought-off politici... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 26 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
New Approach to Opioid Addiction NEW TO WHO? – July 18, 2022 - At the federal level, methadone, which has been prescribed for more than 40 years, is the most regulated drug in the country. There are strict guidelines on who can prescribe it (g... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 26 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryRehab
‘Group Inc.’ Doubles Down on Telehealth with App to Treat Opioid Addiction AND MEDS TOO? – July 19, 2022 - Like many healthcare provider organizations, Groups, a value-based care provider of opioid addiction treatment, had to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic overnight. THE PROBLEM In o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionJuly 26 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryRehab
Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction ONLY 2,400? – July 22, 2022 - Graves, who is joined in the lawsuit by his wife, Sandi Jo, claims he was hospitalized several times after receiving his final prescription from Titus on Sept. 21, 2020 -- shortly... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 26 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Teva Pharmaceutical Lied About Role in Opioid Crisis IT WASN’T JUST PURDUE – July 11, 2022 - In a court filing, Attorney General Letitia James said new evidence showed that a senior Teva tax executive had in a sworn affidavit made “demonstrably false” representat... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 19 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Beth Macy Proud of Dopesick’s 14 Emmy Nominations AUDIO – IT ALL STARTS WITH WORDS ON THE PAGE – July 12, 2022 - “It’s really great to see the show getting accolades,” Macy said. As one of the executive producers of her show, Macy will get to personally tak... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 19 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryteenagersTrauma
American Cartel: Inside the battle to bring down the opioid industry GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER – July 7, 2022 - Rannazzisi came under attack by a tightknit coalition of drug company executives and lobbyists with close ties to members of Congress, and high-ranking officials insid... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 12 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Federal Judge Sides With Big Pharma – NO FINES BREAKING NEWS! – July 4th, 2022 – A federal judge ruled Monday that three major drug companies did not cause public nuisance when they distributed millions of opioids. more@newsmax ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 5 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
It’s An Overdose Crisis, NOT An Opioid Crisis HARM REDUCTION is DEATH REDUCTION – June 27, 2022 - Anyone using pills or powder needs a naloxone kit, too.Rebrand naloxone as an overdose prevention drug rather than a drug that reverses an opioid ove... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionJuly 5 2022methopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
US Consulting Firm Guided Companies To Make Millions From Deaths During Opioid Crisis AND THEY KNEW IT WAS A KILLER – June 29, 2022 - Much has been disclosed over the years about McKinsey’s relationship with Purdue Pharma, including the consulting firm’s recommendation that the drug maker “turb... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJuly 5 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Mexican Cartels Targeting Montana With Fentanyl VIDEO – FIRST AMERICANS DYING – June 22, 2022 - Ollinger was right. Her 33-year-old son, Justin Lee Littledog, died March 7 of a fentanyl overdose. She says his autopsy’s toxicology report showed there was 15.5... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJuly 5 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Supreme Court Sides With Pill Mill Doctors NOT IN COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION – June 27, 2022 - The justices ruled 9-0 in favor of Xiulu Ruan and Shakeel Kahn, who had argued in appealing their convictions that their trials were unfair because jurors were n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 28 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
New Drugs With High Abuse Potential Most Likely to Be Approved FASTEST BUY AND BUY AND DIE? – June 21. 2022 - “Despite the prevalence and societal costs of pain in the United States, investment in pain medication development is low, due in part to poor understanding of the probab... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 28 2022Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
DEA Holds Inaugural Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic TOO LITTLE! TOO LATE!! – June 15, 2022 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), issued the following statement regarding the CDC’s... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 21 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecovery
Dopesick: Michael Keaton in Conversation VIDEO – OPIATES STAR IN NON-FICTION TRAGEDY – 2022 - In writing Dopesick, showrunner Danny Strong spent months researching to create a story that reveals how opioid addiction affects individuals and families, t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 21 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
Alleviating Opioid Use Disorder With Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Medication IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT – June 9, 2022 - With a newfound desire to make changes in their lives, individuals must make what are often difficult decisions. In CBT, we support individuals in making decisions by do... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 14 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecovery
Why the Opiate Crisis Will Never End GREEDY MONSTERS – May 20, 2022 - And as you know, another agency with alleged ties to Big Pharma, The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations was also found to be responsible for participa... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 7 2022Leonard Buschelopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Some Opioid Addictions Begin in the Hospital AND END UP ON THE STREET – MAY 27, 2022 - It was a nurse who first introduced Stretch to opioids The nurse instigated the shot. I think she understood I was pretty miserable and offered me one where n... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessMay 31 2022Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
LA Skid Row – Overdose ‘Epicenter’ with Methadone Miles Away BRING THE MOUNTAIN TO MOHAMED – May 11, 2022 - “The hardest part is to get there,” Elias said. “Soma — she has so much to do and she goes out of her way to help so many people. But she is only one person.” S... Read More...Big PharmaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 17 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
Inside Deadly Sales Juggernaut of the ‘Kingpin’ of Opioid Makers SELLING, BUYING AND DYING – May 10, 2022 - These doctors were among 239 medical professionals ranked by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals as its top prescribers of opioids during the height of the pain pill ep... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 17 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
‘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 the settlement, the Purdue executives flew to Abingdon for their sentencing hearing. The RAPP parents ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 17 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue Pharma
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 realize the dangers of contamination are so high and that fentanyl test strips empower a person taking drugs to know whether they... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionMay 10 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryRehab
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 medications that were prescribed by doctors. The defendants will make their opening statements in th... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 3 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaTrauma
Empire of Pain – Audiobook Review LISTENING TO CRIMINALS – April 29, 2022 - A remarkable piece of narrative reporting and a sweeping family saga, New Yorker writer Patrick Radden Keefe’s award-winning book about the Sackler family and its role... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 3 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecovery