Prescribed Reading: Empire of Pain
Patrick Radden Keefe’s Empire of Pain adroitly chronicles the rise and (relative) fall of the prescription drug-pushing Sackler Family.
Rats and Addicts: The Twin Pillars of Addiction Treatment
Rats and addicts. Say it again: rats and addicts. The pairing kind of has a nice ring to it, no? Sounds a little vicious too. Then again, the pairing should have a vicious ring, especially since it consists of two of the least reputable beings on the planet. Think about it. Would you put your trust in either a rat or an addict? Probably not.
Drug-Free Living in the U.S.A.
For years the man believed drug-free living was a fairy tale cooked up by do-gooders. No surprise considering everyone he knew was on one drug or another. And yes, that included his parents. They always had been too. In fact, his mother often hit him up for pills when she was out.
No foolin.’
Feds Bust Massive Opioid Drug Ring
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…
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