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Litigation Begins Against Big Pharma Over Opioid Epidemic – Will It Work?

Litigation Begins Against Big Pharma Over Opioid Epidemic – Will It Work?

Posted by | Jun 9, 2017 | , , , |

Opioid addiction in the United States has reached crisis proportions. On one hand, Big Pharma has been getting very, very rich by pushing these drugs at every turn; on the other, the federal government, beholden to the pharmaceutical industry, has been ineffective at controlling the problem. The Drug Enforcement Agency took token action last fall, ordering pharmaceutical companies to cut back on opioid production, but this has had no meaningful effect on the crisis. Efforts have been undertaken at the state level, but the sheer magnitude of the problem and shortage of resources have overwhelmed state and local agencies....

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Papantonio: FDA Approved Opioid Drug Pushers Making Billions

Papantonio: FDA Approved Opioid Drug Pushers Making Billions

Posted by | Jun 1, 2017 | , , |

Via RT America: The state of Ohio is the US capitol for opioid overdoses, with 4,100 deaths by overdose last year alone. The state’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit with five drug companies, alleging deceptive practices and a failure to disclose the drugs’ addictive nature. Mike Papantonio, host of “America’s Lawyer,” joins RT America’s Natasha Sweatte to provide his expert legal...

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The Opioid Epidemic: Destroying Ecosystems as Well as Lives

The Opioid Epidemic: Destroying Ecosystems as Well as Lives

Posted by | Apr 28, 2017 | |

Here at The Ring of Fire, we have covered several aspects of America’s opioid crisis, including its costs to society and how Big Pharma has been profiting – as well as its legislative efforts to keep cannabis (an effective treatment for opioid addiction) illegal. However, there is one cost that has not been widely covered in the media, yet has grave implications for all of us: the destruction of rainforests. The phenomenon has been labeled “narco-deforestation.”  The term describes the wholesale destruction of rainforest habitats in Central and South America as drug traffickers dealing in heroin (chemically, virtually indistinguishable...

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Cherokee Nation Suing Big Pharma Over Their Gross Opioid Push

Cherokee Nation Suing Big Pharma Over Their Gross Opioid Push

Posted by | Apr 20, 2017 | , , |

Attorneys representing the Cherokee Nation have filed a lawsuit against the nation’s top pharmaceutical companies and distributors for what they say was a deliberate effort to flood Oklahoma communities with opioids. The Cherokee Nation is arguing that Big Pharma engaged in a deliberate campaign to flood vulnerable communities with highly-addicted opioids, knowing that it would result in a big payday for the industry. From the Washington Post: “The suit alleges that the companies violated sovereign Cherokee laws by failing to prevent the diversion of pain pills to the black market, profiting from the growing opioid epidemic and decimating communities across...

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