Purdue Update
It’s clear Purdue execs knew far more about the dangers of Oxycontin than they were willing to acknowledge. They may simply have lied about it...
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Who’s Dropping Acid
It’s likely because of all the favorable attention that hallucinogens have received in the popular media.
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Perilous Prosecution
In one instance, a Corporate Compliance manager came right out and advised a pharmacist that his role was to drive sales for the company. Meaning to keep pushing opioids, above all.
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Recent Events Roundup
Counseling involves staying alert to behavioral cues that can illuminate or even contradict what is said.
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Life and Breath
Seriously, the policeman actually assured his prisoner that he was in no danger. Because he was still able to talk.
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Selling Vaping
By now the vaping industry has established a customer base that includes millions of young people – exactly the group they swore would never be targeted.
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Cannabis News: Good, and Not-So-Good
By the standards of today’s marijuana user, that ain’t very high. Lots of folks out there who I imagine routinely exceed that.
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Cannabi-News
People get very dependent on cannabis. The way they do with certain other drugs.
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Driver’s Ed
Of course, people who work in treatment know that there’s already solid base of regular users, millions of them, including daily smokers.
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Up to Their Old Tricks
…when push comes to shove– as it has for the Sackler family– they’re going to look hard for ways to replace the revenue they lost, and protect their personal fortunes.
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Opioids in International Relations
Voter perception and the fear of a public relations black eye is always a motivating factor in politics.
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Walls and Fences
What we really need most are substantive changes on the demand side.
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