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12/16/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Hospital admits they contributed to the opioid epidemic through unnecessary prescriptions: Now prescriptions are limited and addiction cases are down

In an effort to curb opioid use, the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital implemented the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol in mid-2015. Under this, doctors can no longer impose narcotics on patients with impunity, and must make an effort to find and write prescriptions. Come 2017, and the results can already be seen: […]

12/15/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Legal drugs kill more people than illegal ones: Research shows prescription drugs are the 3rd leading cause of death

According to Peter C. Gøtzsche, a Danish physician and medical researcher, prescription drugs are the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer. Based on the findings that Gøtzsche studied, it is possible that “psychiatric drugs alone are also the third major killer,” and this is primarily due to antidepressants causing the deaths of […]

11/28/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Is addiction a risk of going to the hospital? New model of care suggests offering hospital patients addiction services, regardless of why they are there to “close the gap in treatment”

While patients rely on various drugs to treat their health concerns, medical experts often overlook a crucial aspect of hospital care. More often than not, the patients become addicted to the drugs that are used to address their health issues. The Boston Medical Center’s (BMC) Grayken Center for Addiction has recently rolled out a new […]

10/30/2017 / By Jayson Veley

The opioid crime network exposed: Insider reveals corruption, collusion, commitment to growing the lucrative “industry” of addiction

The opioid epidemic that is currently plaguing the United States is unquestionably one of the most serious issues in the country today, taking the lives of thousands of Americans each and every year. In fact, according to PBS Frontline, the opioid epidemic is now responsible for the deaths of more than 27,000 people each year. […]

09/03/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Opioid epidemic reaches whole new crisis level as Big Pharma drugs out America for profit

A comprehensive study validates the impact opioid abuse has on our country, with results suggesting that from 2009 to 2015, overdose-related ICU admissions increased by 34 percent and the cost per ICU admission rose by 58 percent. During the same period, the number of opioid deaths within the ICU nearly doubled. Researchers from the Beth […]

08/03/2017 / By Mike Adams

Jeff Bezos wants to be your medication DEALER: Amazon goes all-in with Big Pharma to take over the drug retail industry

Is anyone surprised? Amazon.com, led by globalist profiteer Jeff Bezos — also the owner of the America-hating fake news rag known as the Washington Post — now wants to be your medication dealer. According to numerous media reports, Bezos plans to take over the pharmaceutical retailing industry and turn Amazon.com into an elaborate drug dealing […]

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