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Opioids
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Melania Trump Hosted An Opioid Abuse Discussion
With rampant abuse of heroin, OxyContin and other similar drugs reaching epidemic levels in the United States, First…
September 29, 2017
New Study Says Weed Reduces Prescription Drug Abuse
Time and again, research reports, experts, academics and even former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch have concluded and…
September 22, 2017
Record Drug Bust Turns Up Enough Fentanyl to Kill 32 Million People
The largest fentanyl seizure to date in New York City, yielding enough fentanyl to kill 32 million people,…
September 21, 2017
Dr. Oz: Weed May Be an ‘Exit Drug’ for Opioid Addiction
Despite its longtime reputation from detractors as a “gateway drug,” one of the nation’s most prominent doctors claims…
September 19, 2017
The Opiate Crisis Is Officially a Fentanyl-Fueled Disaster
It didn’t take long for America to conquer both prescription pain pills and the sea of good old…
September 6, 2017
Meet the Activist Defying Cops to Hand out Free Pot to Opiate Users
It’s wrong to call the opiate crisis an “epidemic.” Ucontrollable spreads of mosquito-borne diseases like malaria or Zika…
September 5, 2017
Jeff Sessions: Drug Overdoses Are ‘Top Lethal Issue’ in the U.S.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday called drug overdose deaths “the top lethal…
August 30, 2017
Veterans: VA Is Publishing ‘Worthless’ Pot Studies, Blocking Real Research
For more than a decade, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been dealing with a quiet crisis…
August 29, 2017
Professor Aims to Change Opioid Prescribing Practices
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A picture in VCU Health’s ambulatory center downtown looks, from a distance, like a…
August 28, 2017
Ohio Mayor Seeks Emergency Response Center for Opioid Crisis
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An organization representing Ohio big-city mayors is urging Gov. John Kasich to establish a…
August 23, 2017