Judge Gives Kansas Doctor Life In Prison For Role In 32-Year-Old’s Opioid Overdose Death
Evie Fordham on March 11, 2019 A judge gave a Kansas doctor life in federal prison Friday for his role in 32-year-old Nick McGovern’s opioid overdose...
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Another State Sues ‘Fraudulent’ Big Pharma Over The Drug Crisis
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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is suing drug manufacturers in the U.S. for their alleged role in...
Senate Health Care Bill Guts Addiction Treatment, Barely Mentions Drug Crisis
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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The health care bill unveiled by Republicans in the U.S. Senate Thursday guts funding for drug and...
Marijuana May Help Treat Opioid, Alcohol Addictions
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by Steve Birr Medical marijuana may be beneficial in aiding addiction treatment for alcohol abuse and opioid dependency, according to a new study. Researchers from...
Big Pharma Spent $880 Million Lobbying Against State Opioid Limits
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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....