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10/15/2020
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By Cassie B.
Popular pain medications can increase your risk of hypoglycemia
There are a lot of drawbacks to taking prescription medications, with the risk of dangerous side effects chief among them, not to mention the price. And one of the more frustrating truths about many medications is how they seem to cause new health problems that you didn’t have before even on the rare occasions when […]
10/08/2020
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By Ethan Huff
Trump administration to cut deal with Purdue Pharma shielding Sackler family from criminal liability over opioid crisis
When it comes to America’s opioid crisis, which is especially problematic in states where cannabis remains illegal, the Sackler family of Purdue Pharma is mostly to blame for all the death and destruction. But thanks to the DoJ, the Sacklers are getting off mostly scot-free, despite their crimes against humanity. In exchange for agreeing to […]
10/03/2020
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By Cassie B.
DOJ announces biggest healthcare fraud and opioid takedown in its history
Some of the medical professionals who have been taking advantage of their patients and manipulating healthcare benefits for financial gain are finally being held accountable thanks to the largest healthcare fraud and opioid takedown enforcement action in DOJ history. Yesterday, law enforcement officials announced the historic roundup. A total of 345 defendants were charged across […]
09/04/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Study: Doctors are PRESSURED to recommend opioids when asked much later in the day
Numerous factors influence the opioid crisis in healthcare, including the lack of holistic treatments for pain relief in mainstream medicine. But the authors of a recent article on opioid use found another startling factor that might be adding to the opioid crisis: the increasing rate of opioid prescribing. Hannah Neprash, an assistant professor at the […]
07/14/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Study: Cannabis flower can be used as an alternative mid-level pain medication
Cannabis is a safe and effective medication for treating pain, confirms a recent article published in Complementary Therapies in Medicine. Smoking dried cannabis buds, in particular, appears to be the most successful method of using cannabis for pain relief. Researchers from the University of New Mexico used a large public dataset from the mobile application called “Releaf” that gathered real-time recordings of […]
06/11/2020
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By Cassie B.
Chemicals supplied by China play a big role in America’s illegal drug trade
Coronavirus isn’t the only deadly epidemic that can be traced to China; factories in the country have also been involved in supplying huge amounts of precursor chemicals to Mexican super labs to produce methamphetamines and other drugs that end up on American streets. Precursor chemicals are used for the illegal manufacture of narcotics and psychoactive […]
06/04/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Study: Patients with chronic pain prefer cannabis over opioids and other prescription medications
Marijuana is legal in 11 states for adults over the age of 21. It is also legal for medical use in 33 states. Cannabis legalization has been the subject of many a heated debate over the last decade. Opponents of cannabis legalization often argue that prolonged marijuana use can have adverse effects on the lungs, […]
02/27/2020
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By Franz Walker
Mixing OTC meds and alcohol is never a good idea – especially if you’re over 40
Mixing alcohol with medication is never a good idea. Research has already shown that people who do so are at an increased risk not just of overdoses, but also falls and traffic accidents. Now, a new study from the University of Washington not only reinforces this fact — it also shows how age can increase the […]
02/18/2020
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By S.D. Wells
The absolute hypocrisy of Western Medicine – Anything they can make money on is legal; if not, it’s illegal
Most Americans are so doped up on fluoridated water, prescription medications and pesticide-laden genetically modified foods that they can’t differentiate between what’s adding to their mental and physical chaos and what could actually heal them. They watch television and read the newspaper, thinking they’re getting the news, but what they’re getting is advertising that costs […]
02/12/2020
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By JD Heyes
Software firm negotiates $145 million settlement in opioid-kickback scheme that’s been called “completely insane”
Earlier in January, Americans who have lost loved ones and friends to opioid overdoses and other related deaths were happy to see a judge sentence the founder of drugmaker Insys to more than five years in federal prison for a scheme to effectively bribe doctors into prescribing more of Subsys, an opioid painkiller made for […]
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