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.
Category: In the News
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Oh– as for Fentanyl…
…we’re often well behind the curve in terms of what’s actually happening in colleges and bars and on the streets around America.
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Opioids in India
The assumption is that to make sure pain control is adequate for cancer patients et al, we must make opioids widely available for a host of other conditions.
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Vaping Disease
We already know there’s a strong business link between vaping and Big Tobacco.
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Mental Health and Gun Violence
I’m all in favor of wider access to good mental health care, and since drug and alcohol problems are included, I thought this might be an opportunity to point out some serious flaws in this approach.
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Cheaters Do Get Caught…
These multi-billion dollar fines sound enormous, but like the one levied on Facebook, they represent a small portion of the company’s actual assets.
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“Stay Tuned”
Legal responsibility, however, is quite different. J&J’s attorneys will do whatever they can to shift blame elsewhere.
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Another Day, Another Opioid Lawsuit
Meanwhile , the healthcare field continues to struggle with legitimate issues around the use of (and controls over) opioids in medical practice.
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In the News: Magical Mushrooms
Will society benefit from greater access to this drug? Are there potential problems we haven’t anticipated?
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Chrontact Has Been Made…
Now, with legalization, “cannabusiness” is being commercialized along the lines of alcohol and tobacco.
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In the News: Going Postal
Traditional middle class jobs with career prospects replaced by a lower-paid, less stable workforce– perhaps more vulnerable to outside influence?
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In the News: Pain Pill Busts
Think physician practices and pharmacies and specialty clinics who began with a lucrative sideline that may now be their main source of revenue.
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In the News: Updates From the Epidemics
I don’t think there are any health benefits associated with the practice; it’s purely about getting high.
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