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09/13/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Video shows homeless DRUG ADDICTS littering Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood
A video that went viral on social media showed drug addicts in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia littering the street. The Daily Mail reported on the situation in the City of Brotherly Love. It touched on the footage that showed the homeless drug addicts in a trance-like state, dubbed “dope lean.” The video also captured […]
07/10/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Virginia classifies FENTANYL as weapon of TERRORISM in response to rise in overdose deaths
The state of Virginia has officially classified the opioid fentanyl as a “weapon of terrorism” in response to overdoses caused by the drug. According to local news outlet FFX Now, two bills signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin in March codified this classification. Senate Bill (SB) 1188 and House Bill (HB) 1682, introduced by Republican State Sen. […]
07/05/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
CDC: Deaths involving street drug xylazine have increased 15-fold across the US in just 3 years
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that the number of Americans killed by narcotics mixed with the street drug xylazine has increased by more than 15 times from 2019 to 2022. The public health agency analyzed data from its State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) for the observation. SUDORS contains data […]
04/28/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Report: Sackler family gave $19M to institute that’s responsible for federal opioid policy
The Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the synthetic opioid OxyContin, reportedly gave $19 million to an advisory board that helped shape Washington’s response to the opioid crisis. Michael Nevdarakis, senior reporter for the Defender, expounded on this in an April 25 article. He cited a report by the New York Times […]
02/27/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Biden’s DHS predicts 390K migrants at the border every month after Title 42 ends
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under President Joe Biden estimated that up to 390,000 illegal aliens will show up at the U.S.-Mexico border every month if Title 42 border restrictions are ended on May 11. According to a proposed federal rule from the Office of Immigration Statistics, encounters with illegal immigrants “could average 11,000 […]
08/26/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
DEA head: Mexican cartels are using FENTANYL to kill Americans in record numbers
The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) warned that Mexican cartels are using the opioid fentanyl to kill Americans in record numbers. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram issued this warning during an Aug. 19 interview on “CBS Mornings.” She cited two major drug cartels as the main driving forces behind the majority of fentanyl-related deaths […]
06/05/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
Big Pharma firms paid doctors to push OPIOIDS to patients, documents show
A recently released trove of documents revealed that companies manufacturing opioids paid doctors to push these addictive drugs to patients. The Big Pharma firms incentivizing doctors for pushing the dangerous medicine had been concurrently happening with efforts to deflect media scrutiny on opioids. The public release of the documents was the product of a 2021 collaboration between the […]
04/20/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
Johnson & Johnson pays out opioid crisis settlement of ALMOST $100 MILLION to West Virginia
Big Pharma giant Johnson & Johnson paid out a settlement amounting to almost $100 million to the state of West Virginia for its role in the opioid crisis. J&J shelled out $99 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the Mountain State over its role in fueling the opioid addiction epidemic there. However, the New […]
11/30/2021
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By Ramon Tomey
Federal jury finds drugstore chains responsible for Ohio opioid crisis
A federal jury found that drugstore chains Walmart, CVS and Walgreens were to blame for fueling the opioid crisis in two Ohio counties. The Nov. 23 decision by jurors in Cleveland is the latest action regarding the opioid crisis that has killed more than 500,000 Americans. The jury concluded that actions by the three drugstore […]
09/12/2021
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By Ramon Tomey
Florida mother warns of drug addiction during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic
Fernandina Beach, Florida resident Michelle Holbrook manages to show a bright smile despite the hardships she has faced in life. She suffers from a rare condition that causes tumors to form on her nerves, which require surgery to remove. But even more painful than her neurofibromatosis is the loss of her son Chandler Cook, who […]
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