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Illegal Counterfeit Pill Operations Killing Their Customers
Federal agents call the work of these illegal online pharmacies “dealing death,” and warn that the price of buying counterfeit drugs can be fatal.
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Called a Public Health Catastrophe, Regulatory Failures Fuel an Overall 24 Percent Increase in Overdose Deaths
The FDA has played a substantial role in the crisis which takes some 222 lives each day, recklessly approving dangerous opioid drugs.
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Big Pharma and Government Pitch New Hallucinogenic as “Cure” for Opioid Addiction—When Will They Learn?
Ibogaine is touted as a one-step quick-fix cure for addiction to opioids like heroin, oxycodone, codeine and other highly addictive habits. One problem: It’s a lethal hallucinogen.
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US Overdose Deaths Decrease for the First Time in Five Years
While estimates suggest up to 20,000 lives are being saved, overdoses still claim some 100,000 lives a year, mostly from synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
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Debate Rages Over Taxpayer-Funded Drug Galleries in Europe, as Governments Surrender the War on Drugs
As addiction rates soar, Scottish politicians pursue a path of making hardcore drug use easy—and they aren’t the only ones. “Drug consumption rooms” across Europe defy common sense and ignore real solutions to the scourge of abuse.
