All posts tagged with Culture & Society
10/12/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

A new lawsuit that accuses a pharmaceutical company of conduct that is “nothing short of evil” echoes the sentiment of

http://www.addiction.news/2017-10-12-new-jersey-lawsuit-accuses-big-pharma-of-nothing-short-of-evil.html

10/11/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

The man behind the recent Las Vegas massacre has something in common with the perpetrators of many other mass shootings

http://www.addiction.news/2017-10-11-las-vegas-shooter-stephen-paddock-kept-a-doctor-on-retainer-to-keep-feeding-him-mind-altering-psychotropic-drugs.html

10/11/2017 / By Ethan Huff

What many are now referring to as the “opioid crisis” represents one of the worst epidemics of our time, claiming

http://www.addiction.news/2017-10-11-big-pharma-about-to-be-devastated-with-multi-state-lawsuits-that-demand-compensation-for-opioid-addiction-health-care-costs.html

10/09/2017 / By JD Heyes

Americans continue to mourn the dozens of people who were killed and hundreds wounded by a crazed lunatic in Las

http://www.addiction.news/2017-10-09-opioid-prescription-drug-deaths-dwarf-shooting-deaths-yet-theres-no-call-to-ban-big-pharma.html

10/09/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Most people have a certain image that comes to mind when they imagine drug dealers. More often than not, it’s

http://www.addiction.news/2017-10-09-thanks-to-addictive-opioids-senior-citizens-are-the-new-drug-dealers.html

10/03/2017 / By News Editors

The opioid epidemic in America is killing more people than guns and the blame rests squarely on Big Pharma. Until 2007,

http://www.addiction.news/2017-10-03-prescription-opioid-deaths-surpass-gun-related-deaths-big-pharma-literally-killing-more-people-than-guns-2.html

10/02/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Grant Hill, a former basketball star, told The Daily Mail how athletes would do anything to recover quickly after surgery

http://www.addiction.news/2017-10-02-opioids-passed-out-like-pez-in-sports-contributing-to-the-addiction-epidemic.html

09/29/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Pharmaceutical companies are becoming increasingly greedy and conniving when it comes to recruiting new victims for their drug offerings, as

http://www.addiction.news/2017-09-29-google-partners-with-psychiatric-drug-front-group-to-push-mental-illness-self-diagnosis-tool-that-will-generate-more-profits-for-big-pharma.html

09/28/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

We’ve heard a lot about the crime and deaths caused by the opioid crisis, but what about the financial impact

http://www.addiction.news/2017-09-28-opioid-addiction-is-bankrupting-america-county-by-county-city-by-city-will-america-collapse-into-a-narco-pharma-state.html

09/26/2017 / By JD Heyes

The numbers of Americans dying from the escalating opioid epidemic are skyrocketing so quickly that local medical examiners now have

http://www.addiction.news/2017-09-26-americas-opioid-epidemic-is-killing-so-many-people-that-medical-examiners-cant-keep-up-with-the-body-count.html

09/10/2017 / By Tracey Watson

While anecdotal evidence has been heaping up for some time proving that marijuana has real potential in the treatment of

http://www.addiction.news/2017-09-10-american-legion-endorses-medical-marijuana-for-veterans.html

09/08/2017 / By Tracey Watson
Big Pharma

If there was any lingering doubt in your mind that the major pharmaceutical manufacturers in the United States are truly

http://www.addiction.news/2017-09-08-opioid-drug-manufacturer-found-to-have-repeatedly-bribed-doctors-with-lucrative-kickbacks.html

09/05/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates that nearly 150 Americans now die from a drug overdose each day. In the

http://www.addiction.news/2017-09-05-the-company-behind-americas-opioid-epidemic-pleaded-guilty-to-felony-crimes-a-decade-ago-yet-is-still-allowed-to-sell-products-across-america.html

09/03/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

A comprehensive study validates the impact opioid abuse has on our country, with results suggesting that from 2009 to 2015,

http://www.addiction.news/2017-09-03-opioid-epidemic-reaches-whole-new-crisis-level-as-big-pharma-drugs-out-america-for-profit.html