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07/09/2018 / By S.D. Wells

Health Basics QUIZ: Which has killed more Americans, all U.S. wars put together or prescription drugs?

Which is more dangerous, fighting in a war, or returning from a war and taking experimental prescription drugs for PTSD and pain? Since the war in Afghanistan, where insidious politicians auspiciously helped opium production levels rise to astronomical rates, heroin has become the root of many prescription drugs that Americans find themselves not only addicted to, […]

06/21/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Kentucky sues WALGREENS for promoting opioid epidemic

On October 26, 2017, President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency, and with good reason: Overdoses linked to opioid abuse are the leading cause of death among Americans younger than 50, killing over 64,000 people in 2016 – more than either gun or vehicle accident deaths, and taking lives at a […]

05/18/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Opioids becoming drug of choice at raves and electronic dance clubs

Besides their children’s obsession with computers, some modern-day parents must deal with another, deadlier form of addiction that may be manipulating their offspring: the overuse of opioids. A new study by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing concluded that one in 10 electronic dance […]

02/12/2018 / By JD Heyes

Opioid drug trafficking: Another excellent reason why Congress should fund Trump’s border wall NOW

One of the least-discussed reasons why President Donald J. Trump’s proposed border wall is so needed is because it will help reduce the amount of highly potent, deadly drugs flowing into the country. While no one seriously believes that a wall can stop all drugs flowing into the country, a nearly-impenetrable border-length barrier would certainly […]

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. […]

10/03/2017 / By News Editors

Prescription opioid deaths surpass gun-related deaths… Big Pharma literally killing more people than GUNS

The opioid epidemic in America is killing more people than guns and the blame rests squarely on Big Pharma. Until 2007, the number of deaths by firearm was five times greater than those caused by overdoses, but in 2015 overdose deaths surpassed gun deaths for the first time – and it looks like the trend will […]

07/20/2017 / By Russel Davis

Heroin epidemic leaving a trail of dirty needles in rivers, beaches, and playgrounds

The worsening heroin epidemic in the United States has raised safety concerns for both the environment and the general population. In fact, not half of 2017 has passed and yet authorities in Portland, Maine have already collected more than 7,000 discarded syringes left by drug users, exceeding the nearly 900 discarded syringes collected in all of […]

06/22/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Baltimore drug epidemic rages on as city health officials run low on naloxone

Baltimore’s supply of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone is running low, leaving the Maryland city to sink even deeper into a drug epidemic that has been raging for decades. City health officials have only about 4,000 doses of the drug left — a supply meant to last until May next year, BaltimoreSun.com reported. The remaining […]

06/15/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Horrifying video shows how opioid addiction has transformed the city of Baltimore into a Third World city

If you want to see just how quickly drugs can plunge a beautiful and thriving city into desolation, look no further than Baltimore. On the surface, the city has plenty to offer, with lots of history, a lovely harbor, diverse entertainment options, and top research and medical facilities. However as opiate addiction has spread throughout […]

03/24/2016 / By newstarget

FDA now wants their own FDA-approved gateway drugs to require warning labels stating the obvious: opiod painkillers ‘may’ cause addiction, death

Federal health officials strengthened drug label warnings for addictive painkillers on Tuesday and called for more addiction treatment, citing continuing overdoses and a drug abuse epidemic that is “blurring” into a heroin epidemic. (Article by Dan Vergano, republished from http://www.buzzfeed.com/danvergano/fda-strengthens-warnings-about-addictive-painkillersI) “It is just staggering and heartbreaking to see the toll that abuse is taking,” said Dr. […]

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