The numbers are anything but good. Opioid overdoses are up all across the U.S. This after a steady two-year decline. Much of the rise is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left people isolated and without their usual lifelines. Healing Properties tapped into Postindustrial‘s podcast interview with Pultizer Prize-winning investigative reporter Eric Eyre to find out more. Opioid Overdoses:… Read More
We’ve written about Rochester Drug Cooperative’s “large scale drug dealing” and the unprecedented criminal indicting of its executives. We’ve written about the Sackler Family’s deadly spread of OxyContin. Now we bring you news of some serious drug company racketeers. We’re happy about it too. Why? Because these evildoers were just found guilty. Fentanyl Pushing Billionaire The boss’s name is John… 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
Have West Virginia opioid overdose rates really declined? According to Governor Jim Justice and Senator Shelley Moore Capito, that answer is Yes. According to Politifact however, it’s more Yes and No. West Virginia Opioid Overdose: Rates & Response The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that West Virginia opioid overdose deaths increased from 16.1 per 100,000 people in 2006… Read More
