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Lawsuit Claims Purdue Pharma Planned to Profit off Opioid Crisis

Purdue Pharma is one of Big Pharma opioid manufacturing giants that have found themselves embroiled in controversy and court cases in recent years. Officials from all over the country are taking drastic steps to hold drug companies accountable in the... Learn More

Flesh Eating Krokodil Drug Resurfaces on American East Coast [caption id="attachment_22579" align="aligncenter" width="461"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben Back in September of 2013 doctors in Arizona were understandably alarmed after two potentially related... Learn More

PAARI Program Provides Addiction Treatment for Over 400 People Author: Justin Mckibben Around the country there is a wave a new and progressive initiatives changing the relationship between law enforcement and drug users. Government officials now lobby in support of such programs, and millions of dollars are being allocated... Learn More

Insurance Companies Get In On Police Programs to Fight Addiction [caption id="attachment_18674" align="aligncenter" width="464"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben Back in May of 2015 we first wrote about how a police department in Gloucester, Massachusetts was... Learn More

White Christmas Cancelled: Police Find 136 Pounds of Cocaine in NYC Author: Justin Mckibben Well the weather man might not get the joke, the truth is the New York City Police, working alongside federal law enforcement agents, have recently made a bust that will cancel the white Christmas in NYC. According... Learn More

Massachusetts Leads Media Campaign to Reduce Stigma of Addiction Author: Shernide Delva Just last week, Massachusetts kicked off a five week campaign to combat the stigma of addiction. The campaign was launched in order to educate the public about addiction and the harms of stigmatizing behaviors. Unfortunately, the stigma... Learn More

Turning in Drugs for Free Treatment: New Drug Program Sees Early Success Author: Justin Mckibben A short time ago in May we reported on an amazing new program starting up in a Massachusetts town geared toward helping addicts and setting a new standard in the clash against the opiate epidemic. State officials... Learn More

High School for Addicts: Recovery 101 Author: Justin Mckibben Substance abuse and drug addiction have made an impact on our country and the culture of our cities in an immense way. The overdose epidemic has laid the casualties of the War on Drugs at the nations... Learn More

Revolutionary Police Reform Uses Treatment NOT Punishment for Addicts Author: Justin Mckibben Changing law enforcement methods to better address drug addiction has started to get more and more exposure as time marches on, and it seems to have become more understandable once people realized that the stereotype of an... Learn More

Should a Heroin Overdose Be Considered a Homicide? Author: Justin Mckibben Every four minutes, someone dies from addiction to alcohol or drugs. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the leading cause of injury related death in 2013 was drug overdose (drug poisoning), and some... Learn More

Massachusetts Proposes Tobacco Prohibition Author: Justin Mckibben One showdown in a town of less than 8,000 people has the potential of making a big part of history for American prohibition-style politics. This week, health officials and residents in Westminster, Massachusetts will be taking time to... Learn More

Massachusetts Granted $400,000 to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse Author: Justin Mckibben Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and his administration officials announced last month that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has been awarded a 2 year $400,000 federal grant to help combat prescription drug abuse. Governor Patrick had already declared opioid... Learn More

Lawsuit Claims Purdue Pharma Planned to Profit off Opioid Crisis

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