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Big Pharma
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Heroin Epidemic Pushing Up Hepatitis C Infections in U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) — The heroin epidemic is driving up hepatitis C infections, with the biggest increase in…
May 11, 2017
How Donald Trump Will Make the Opiate Crisis Worse
On its face, Donald Trump’s proposal to eviscerate the position of the “national drug czar” is about the…
May 11, 2017
Pot vs. Pills: Will Cannabis Help End the Opioid-Abuse Epidemic?
With the election of Donald Trump and Republican majorities in Congress, the GOP has vowed to move forward…
May 10, 2017
Study: Side Effects Emerge After Approval for Many U.S. Drugs
CHICAGO (AP) — Almost one-third of new drugs approved by U.S. regulators over a decade ended up years…
May 9, 2017
Yet Another Study: Sick People Dump Opiates for Marijuana
The anti-marijuana legalization cabal of law enforcement, pharmaceutical companies and the politicians they support have something right: In…
May 5, 2017
Gray Death: Dangerous Opioid Combo Is Latest Mixing Trend
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It’s being called “gray death” – a new and dangerous opioid combo that underscores…
May 4, 2017
Canada Wins Class Action Suit Against Big Pharma
A class action suit against the infamous OxyContin pushers ended with Purdue Pharma agreeing to fork over $20…
May 4, 2017
Chris Christie: Cannabis Reform Is a Democratic Plot to Poison Children
You’re not an American if you don’t subscribe to a conspiracy theory. More than half of us believe…
May 2, 2017
U.S. Drug Problem Is Not Just Opiates—We Are Over-Prescribed Everything
Saturday was “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.” For four hours, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., Americans…
May 2, 2017
Chris Christie, Opiate Czar: Treat Addiction “Like AIDS” (But Don’t Legalize Marijuana)
For helping elect President Donald Trump, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s reward is solving the nation’s opiate crisis.…
May 1, 2017