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Tennessee Counties Sue Opioid Makers Using Local “Crack Tax” Law

That “crack tax” – otherwise known as the drug dealer liability statute – was passed in 2005 to allow for civil action against street drug dealers, many of whom were peddling crack.

June 17th, 2017

By ZeroHedge.com

Tennessee Counties Sue Opioid Makers Using Local “Crack Tax” Law

The US opioid epidemic has continued to worsen in 2017 as super-powerful synthetic opioids like fentanyl and carfentanil taint the nation’s heroin supply. While the FBI’s final tally has yet to arrive, preliminary data suggest that overdose deaths last year eclipsed the 50,000 recorded nationally in 2015 – the most ever. And the body count is

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Ohio Sues Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Over Role In Opioid Epidemic

Ohio’s Attorney General described the state’s drug crisis as a “fire stoked by greed, fueled by deceit, and tended by a multi-billion dollar industry.”

June 01st, 2017

By Kevin Koeninger

Ohio Sues Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Over Role In Opioid Epidemic

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Wednesday the filing of a lawsuit against numerous prescription pain medication manufacturers, as part of the Buckeye State’s ongoing effort to fight its opioid addiction epidemic. In a press conference announcing the

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Cherokee Nation Files Lawsuit Against Big Pharma Over Opioid Epidemic

The Cherokee Nation’s lawsuit is unlikely to be the last filed against the “big three,” as the opioid crisis sweeping the nation shows no signs of slowing down.

April 25th, 2017

By Alex Thomas

Cherokee Nation Files Lawsuit Against Big Pharma Over Opioid Epidemic

On Thursday, lawyers representing the Cherokee Nation filed a lawsuit against major pharmaceutical companies, claiming they have pumped dangerous painkillers into Native American communities in Oklahoma.

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Drug Maker Fueling Fentanyl Overdose Epidemic Is Lobbying to Keep Weed Illegal

Blatant hypocrisy — and it’s all for profit.

September 12th, 2016

By Carey Wedler

Drug Maker Fueling Fentanyl Overdose Epidemic Is Lobbying to Keep Weed Illegal

(ANTIMEDIA) In 2016, cannabis is still illegal in many parts of the country, and pharmaceutical giant Insys Therapeutics Inc., a manufacturer of fentanyl, just demonstrated much of the reason why. Arizona is currently gearing up to vote on legalizing recreational cannabis. Ahead of that

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Carey Wedler

Carey Wedler is the editor-in-chief of Anti-Media. Shortly after graduating from UCLA with a degree in History, she got her start making Youtube videos, which led her to Anti-Media. Besides editing, she also covers foreign policy, the war on drugs, and solution-oriented developments. Her work has been published in Newsweek, Ron Paul’s Liberty Report, and the Foundation for Economic Education. Contact Carey via email: carey.wedler@theantimedia.org. Support her on Patreon: patreon.com/CareyWedler

Crimea Side-Effect: Addicts Deprived Of Methadone

Across the Black Sea peninsula, some 800 heroin addicts and other needle-drug users take part in methadone programs — seen as an important part of efforts to curb HIV infections by taking the patients away from hypodermic needles that can spread the AIDS-causing virus.

April 04th, 2014

By Associated Press

Crimea Side-Effect: Addicts Deprived Of Methadone

SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (AP) — Every morning, Sergei Kislov takes the bus to the rundown outskirts of this port city for the methadone doses that keep him off heroin without suffering withdrawal. Now that Russia has taken over Crimea, the trips are about to end. "For a month and a half I won't be able to sit or sleep or eat," Kislov said. "It's a

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No Needle Needed: America’s Heroin Epidemic

Unlike the heroin of yesteryear, which required a needle, users nowadays can buy a powder-filled capsule that can be broken open and snorted — for just $10.

January 24th, 2014

By Katie Rucke @katierucke

No Needle Needed: America’s Heroin Epidemic

For years, drug addiction advocacy groups have warned there was a growing heroin epidemic in the U.S. that would only get worse if lawmakers failed to pay attention. Specifically, the concern for many was that heroin was becoming more and

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Katie Rucke

Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke

Coalition Of States Subpoena Drug Makers In Opioid Investigation

Prescription and illegal opioids account for more than 60 percent of overdose deaths in the United States, a toll that has quadrupled over the past two decades