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News & Articles By Cassie B.
10/24/2017
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By Cassie B.
Lawmaker wants to legalize use of prescription painkillers for death sentences
A state senator in Maryland is now calling for lethal injection to be reinstated in the state for certain crimes, and he wants to use the same drugs that are already killing thousands of Americans each year to get the job done: heroin and fentanyl. Hartford Country Republican Senator Robert G. Cassilly would like to […]
10/12/2017
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By Cassie B.
New Jersey lawsuit accuses Big Pharma of “nothing short of EVIL”
A new lawsuit that accuses a pharmaceutical company of conduct that is “nothing short of evil” echoes the sentiment of many people who have suffered or lost loved ones due to the unsavory practices of Big Pharma. Big Pharma’s list of wrongdoings is rather lengthy, but the offense that is at the heart of the […]
10/09/2017
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By Cassie B.
Thanks to addictive opioids, senior citizens are the new drug dealers
Most people have a certain image that comes to mind when they imagine drug dealers. More often than not, it’s an unkempt younger man lurking in the shadows of a side street looking the worse for wear. Few people would expect to find an 85-year-old woman being charged with drug dealing, but this is exactly […]
09/28/2017
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By Cassie B.
Opioid addiction is bankrupting America, county by county, city by city… will America collapse into a narco-pharma state?
We’ve heard a lot about the crime and deaths caused by the opioid crisis, but what about the financial impact of it? Many small towns are struggling to cover the costs associated with the epidemic, whether it’s emergency calls, coroner bills, courtrooms, or overcrowded prisons. Reuters recently examined the case of Ross County, Ohio, which […]
08/24/2017
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By Cassie B.
68,000 doctors bribed by Big Pharma with $47 million to prescribe dangerous painkiller drugs, analysis finds
As America grapples with alleviating the opioid addiction crisis that killed more than 30,000 people in the country in 2015, the debate rages on over the best way to tackle the issue. One aspect many people can agree on, however, is the fact that doctors are overprescribing these dangerous drugs, spurring addictions that can eventually […]
08/16/2017
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By Cassie B.
Trump’s solution to the opioid epidemic crisis? MORE SPENDING on mental health services and “treatment”
Last Thursday, President Donald Trump announced to reporters that he would be declaring America’s opioid crisis a national emergency, as roughly 142 people die each day of drug overdoses in the U.S. Trump is correct that the problem has gotten out of hand in our nation, with around 35,000 people dying of opioid or heroin […]
08/03/2017
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By Cassie B.
America on drugs: Shocking one-third of U.S. adults are prescribed opioids
If you think that America’s opioid epidemic hasn’t touched your life, statistics show there is a good chance you are wrong, with one out of every three American adults taking opioids during 2015. That equates to 92 million adults. It’s a shocking statistic that means you could well know more than one person who is […]
07/10/2017
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By Cassie B.
FDA now wants to eliminate side effect warnings from drug ads in latest collusion with Big Pharma
We’ve all seen those drug commercials on TV with pleasant-looking grandparents frolicking in a grassy field with an adorable puppy, living life to the fullest while an announcer talks about how Big Pharma’s latest poison is going to make your life every bit as joyful. Then comes the obligatory rushed reading of a list of […]
07/09/2017
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By Cassie B.
How doctors got rich pushing Big Pharma’s addictive opioids
Fentanyl is the most powerful opioid that has ever been mass-marketed. Quick to kick in and powerful enough to conquer pain that other opioids couldn’t touch, it was designed with the intention of helping cancer patients die comfortably. Why, then, is this “heroin on steroids” given out to patients in New Jersey for routine operations […]
07/05/2017
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By Cassie B.
Cannabis compounds found to be SUPERIOR to migraine drugs
If you suffer from migraines or know someone who does, you’ll be familiar with the particular brand of debilitating pain that sets this type of headache apart from ordinary headaches. It might even be so strong that you have no choice but to put your life on hold until it passes. You might think that […]
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