Purdue Pharma, the makers of the painkiller OxyContin, pleaded guilty to three federal criminal felony charges Wednesday as part of an $8.3 billion resolution involving the pharmaceutical company at the center of the nation’s decades-long opioid epidemic. Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty to are one count of dual-object conspiracy to defraud …
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants people to stop drinking bleach. Specifically, the organization has issued a warning against ingesting sodium chlorite products, following a recent rise in reported related health issues. Known by various names including Miracle or Master Mineral Solution, Miracle Mineral Supplement, Chlorine Dioxide (CD) Protocol, …
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An over-the-counter supplement called kratom has been linked to nearly 91 overdose deaths between 2016 and 2017, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). But many kratom advocates and those who have benefited from the supplement are questioning the report, arguing that the study is …
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Though Seattle has already set aside a budget for safe injection sites, Philadelphia city officials announced Tuesday that it is pushing to become the first U.S. city to open supervised drug-injection sites to combat its rampant opioid overdose epidemic. Safe-injection sites, also called safe-consumption sites, are centers where people can …
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I often get asked for advice about how to get rich on legal weed. Friends, family, strangers, amateur investors – everyone seems to believe that cannabis is some kind of magical industry where anyone can make millions overnight with little to no effort. After all, according to the folks over …
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