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DOJ Lets Opioid Ghouls at Purdue Pharma Off With a Slap on the Wrist

Science & Health

10 months ago

DOJ Lets Opioid Ghouls at Purdue Pharma Off With a Slap on the Wrist

The U.S. Had a Record Number of Overdose Deaths Last Year

1 year ago

The U.S. Had a Record Number of Overdose Deaths Last Year

Let People Take Home Their Methadone

1 year ago

Let People Take Home Their Methadone

Kastalia Medrano

The covid-19 pandemic is turning daily pick-ups into an acute public health crisis in the U.S. There’s a better way.

NY Governor’s Veto Outrages Activists Fighting For Medicaid Patients Who Need Opioid Addiction Treatment

2 years ago

NY Governor’s Veto Outrages Activists Fighting For Medicaid Patients Who Need Opioid Addiction Treatment

Ed Cara

Americans’ Life Expectancy Problem Goes Back Decades

2 years ago

Americans’ Life Expectancy Problem Goes Back Decades

A Nurse’s Alleged Opioid Theft Led To A Blood Infection Outbreak At A New York Hospital

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2 years ago

A Nurse’s Alleged Opioid Theft Led To A Blood Infection Outbreak At A New York Hospital

An outbreak of a rare infection at a western New York hospital in 2018 was sparked by a nurse’s opioid…

Former Drug Company Execs, Pharmacists Arrested For Allegedly Flooding Small Towns With Opioids

2 years ago

Former Drug Company Execs, Pharmacists Arrested For Allegedly Flooding Small Towns With Opioids

Legal Cannabis May Not Lower Opioid Overdose Deaths After All

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2 years ago

Legal Cannabis May Not Lower Opioid Overdose Deaths After All

Ed Cara

CBD Might Help People Struggling With Opioid Addiction, Small Trial Shows

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2 years ago

CBD Might Help People Struggling With Opioid Addiction, Small Trial Shows

Ed Cara

A new study out Tuesday is the latest to suggest that cannabis—or at least a key ingredient of it—might help…

DHS Might Classify Fentanyl As A Weapon Of Mass Destruction Because Everything Is Unbelievably Stupid Now

2 years ago

DHS Might Classify Fentanyl As A Weapon Of Mass Destruction Because Everything Is Unbelievably Stupid Now

Matt Novak

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