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Purdue Pharma is the manufacturer of OxyContin, which has been the nation’s number one selling Painkiller in recent years. Due to the awareness of the Opioid epidemic within the United States, the pharmaceutical company has decided to push OxyContin sales internationally. Opioid Overdoses in America Over the...
On Tuesday, March 29, 2016, the Obama Administration announced new initiatives to increase access to treatment, ensure comparable coverage of mental health and substance abuse disorders, strengthen societal response to opioid abuse and its rapid expansion and mandatory education and training based on the Centers...
“When beggars die, there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.” William Shakespeare – Julius Caesar The sudden, tragic death of pop legend Prince left much of the world crestfallen. It was especially painful given the details that Prince died of an...
Addicted to Opiate Prescription Drugs Prescription opiate pain killer addiction has been a huge problem in the United States for a long time and it is only getting worse. People from all walks of life are experiencing the dark realities of opiate-based drug addiction. A significant amount...
For their annual meeting with President Obama, members of the National Governors Association came together on a plan that would restrict access to prescription painkillers. Their motive? To end the nation's Opioid epidemic. Though the plan received support from within the NGA, Obama was not as...
In our current society, people may often hold the belief that substance abuse and addiction only effects the person who is using mind-altering substances. However, this is generally not the case. Addiction has a way of reducing the quality of life of anyone that is...