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Senators Paul and Schatz Team Up to Tackle Non-Violent Criminal Justice Reforms

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Rand Paul, the Republican Senator from Kentucky, and Brian Schatz, the Democratic Senator from Hawaii, have teamed up to sponsor a bill which would bring “commonsense” to the way non-violent drug crimes are treated, allowing for the saved resources to be allocated toward violent crimes. In a statement released…

Son Desperately Needed Heroin, So Mother Became Drug Kingpin
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Son Desperately Needed Heroin, So Mother Became Drug Kingpin

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The mother of a heroin addict is facing felony drug charges after police arrested her for running a narcotics distribution ring for more than a decade out of her kitchen. Lori Merget, 57, allegedly sold heroin and prescription medication to fuel her son’s addiction from her home…

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Police Raid Rescues Four Kids Living In Heroin, Fentanyl Lab

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Police discovered four children living in a home used for cutting up heroin with the often fatal painkiller fentanyl during a drug bust Wednesday in Detroit, Mich. Authorities made the shocking discovery amid a broader investigation by the Michigan State Police Department of a drug ring. A…

Drug Companies Are Making ‘Snort-Proof’ Opioids In Attempt To Combat Crisis
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Drug Companies Are Making ‘Snort-Proof’ Opioids In Attempt To Combat Crisis

By Eric Lieberman Pharmaceutical companies are making billions off of opioids that are supposed to be “snort-proof.” These new drugs, called abuse-deterrent formulations (ADFs), are designed to be harder to crush and dissolve so that they cannot be injected or snorted as easily. The pills, naturally, can still be swallowed and thus abused. “If we’ve…

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Big Pharma Spent $880 Million Lobbying Against State Opioid Limits

by Eric Lieberman The pharmaceutical drug industry has spent exorbitant amounts of money lobbying against state laws aimed to restrict the amount of prescription opioids. The makers of prescription painkillers like OxyContin, Vicodin and fentanyl, spent $880 million on campaign contributions and lobbying initiatives from 2006 through 2015, according to the Associated Press and Center for Public…