Should fentanyl be classified as an actual Weapon of Mass Destruction? The Department of Homeland Security seems to think so. But will such a classification really help stop the rash of fatal overdoses? Fentanyl as WMD Back in 2002 Russia’s Federal Security Service pumped a toxic gas into a Moscow theater to end a hostage crisis. The operation killed the… Read More
The company calls it work-based recovery. Patients say it’s more akin to slavery. We think it looks a whole lot like indentured servitude. How’s such a thing even legal? Work-Based Recovery? They work in warehouses and oil rigs and slaughterhouses, for some of America’s largest corporations. They work in sweltering heat and unsafe conditions, for as many as 80 hours… Read More
Bert McCracken is both Warped and sober. In fact, The Used frontman is more than warped and really sober. Then again, how could he not be? His band not only played the last and final cross country edition of the celebrated Vans Warped Tour, but they’re also about to play what may be the last and final Warped dates ever…. Read More
Yep, you read correctly. The FDA just approved a version of generic Narcan. (A generic version of Narcan anyway.) And not a moment too soon either. Because if the brand name opioid overdose-reversing nasal spray can save thousands at $150 a pop, just imagine how many Americans will be saved at a fraction of that price. Generic Narcan The generic… Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice just took down a massive opioid drug ring. It wasn’t made up of Cartel members. It wasn’t made up of corner boys either. Rather, it was made up of doctors, pharmacists and nurse practitioners. In other words, folks who should’ve known better. Appalachian Opioid Drug Ring The opioid drug ring stretched across seven states, including… Read More
