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09/30/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Synthetic opioids hit the streets, causing deadly side effects

Earlier this year, 56 people were hospitalized over the course of two months and 15 died, thanks to what was initially assumed to be Norco brand hydrocodone pills. However, it was soon discovered that these pills didn’t contain hydrocodone at all – they were counterfeits made with fentanyl. Fentanyl is another type of opioid that […]

09/30/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Big Pharma spent $880M between 2006 and 2015 to protect opioids, fight marijuana legalization

At this point, it is almost laughable how the DEA continues to insist that marijuana is so dangerous that it needs to be labeled as a Schedule I drug. Even morphine and opium are listed as Schedule II, meaning they rank lower on the DEA’s frivolous “danger” scale. How could anyone honestly say that marijuana has […]

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