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Big Pharma
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CDC Finds Opioid Epidemic Worse Than We Thought
The devastation associated with the opioid epidemic in the United States has been largely underestimated, according to the…
April 28, 2017
Got Drugs? This Saturday Is National Drug Take Back Day
It’s time for spring cleaning… of your medicine cabinet that is. Tomorrow, Saturday, April 29 is Drug Take Back…
April 28, 2017
5 Over-the-Counter Drugs That Can Kill You
Cannabis has never killed anyone—but other commonly used drugs have. 1. Acetaminophen The Food and Drug Administration has…
April 27, 2017
White House Taps Big Pharma-Loving, Pot-Hating Drug Czar
The White House is expected to name Rep. Tom Marino, from Pennsylvania to be the new Director of…
April 17, 2017
Overcoming Opioids: The Quest for Less Addictive Drugs
Tummy tucks really hurt. Doctors carve from hip to hip, slicing off skin, tightening muscles, tugging at innards.…
April 17, 2017
Karma: Stock Price of Big Pharma Company Pushing Fake Marijuana Plunges
Insys Therapeutics is having a bad run. The Arizona-based pharmaceutical company’s stock is down 50 percent from its…
April 5, 2017
This Is Marijuana Legalization’s New Enemy Number One
For many years, the biggest threat to marijuana legalization and fledgling legal cannabis businesses was the police. Fears…
April 4, 2017
Shady Pharma Company Sabotages Legal Weed and Gets DEA Approval for Synthetic THC
Insys Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company that poured lots of money into opposing weed legalization in Arizona last year…
March 30, 2017
Opioids Hurting the Workforce, Marijuana Not So Much
All across the United States, presidents and CEO’s of companies are saying the abuse of prescription painkillers and…
March 24, 2017
Some of the Youngest Opioid Victims Are Curious Toddlers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Curious toddlers find the drugs in a mother’s purse or accidentally dropped on the floor.…
March 23, 2017