A First Look at Netflix’s Painkiller
Matthew Broderick and Taylor Kitsch portray the yin and yang in Netflix’s Painkiller, which hits the streaming service this summer.
What’s Happening to the Birthplace of AA?
Akron has a drug problem. A big drug problem. In fact, the city has seen a 140% increase in drug overdose deaths so far this year. Blame Covid. Blame fentanyl. Or blame the still lingering opioid epidemic. Better yet, blame all three. Because it’s undoubtedly all three that are combining to make Akron #1 in the drug death charts.
Prescribed Viewing: Alex Gibney’s HBO Doc is as Gripping as the Drugs it Covers
The Crime of the Century should be prescribed viewing for every doctor, politician and government official in the country. Because then and only then will we be sure they see just how the system gets completely corrupted. They’ll also learn how the corruption leads to utter catastrophe.
Will Synthetic Opioids Every Go Away?
Back in 2014, overdoses from synthetic opioids like fentanyl shot up like one of Elon Musk’s rockets. They’ve been hovering up there in space ever since.
McKinsey: The Opioid Epidemic’s Unsung Evil-Doer
Purdue Pharma is finally paying some of the price for orchestrating the deadly opioid epidemic. But will its chief consultant McKinsey & Company also be penalized? More and more folks insist they should be. Too Sickening for Words “Last month, the pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to charges related to the sale and marketing of the painkiller OxyContin. Even…
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