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Some are Still Suffering from Initial False Advertising on Oxycontin

Monday, 20 July 2009 00:48

Reportedly the six hundred million dollars that Oxycontin manufacturer, Purdue agreed to pay in damages barely scratches the surface of the harm that has been done to Oxycontin users.

Initial marketing, which minimized the addictive element of the pain killer Oxycontin, lured individuals in with its low risk of addiction hype. The fact that Purdue pled guilty to criminal charges of misleading regulators, doctors and patients, did not change the fact that thousands had been prescribed the drug and many were already hopelessly addicted at the time of the verdict and still are.

Pill Mills Prescribe Drug Addiction

Sunday, 19 July 2009 23:29

There’s a lot more than oranges that visitors to south Florida can get these days.

South Florida has a booming pain clinic industry- and purveyor of pain pills. The region has begun to be known as the pill mill capitol of the United States. Authorities in the area are struggling with the embarrassing and deadly problem. There is much debate as to the reasons this part of Florida became the nation’s medicine cabinet.

"That is the $21-million question," said Joel Kaufman, executive director of the United Way of Broward's Commission on Substance Abuse. "The loose regulation and oversight has been one contributing factor."

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MDMA Abuse Ecstasy Or Death At the Club

Tuesday, 14 July 2009 21:26

Ambulances frequently park outside Raves (a large dance and party in a big space-much like old fashioned discotheques.) They aren’t on call to treat those who might faint from overdoing it on the dance floor. They are on standby to save the lives of any teens that might overdose on ecstasy. Ecstasy and Rave are almost synonymous. Where there are Raves there is ecstasy and where there is ecstasy there is potential harm or death.

While it might seem to make the dance floor more fun, for some, it is their Swan Dance.

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The Patients are Drug Addicts

Wednesday, 08 July 2009 18:13

It appears that segments of the medical community are trying to take their job back – deciding what is best for their patients.

For the past several years the idea of Physician diagnosis leading to correct treatment has gotten lost in the din of TV pharmaceutical commercials.

Relegating a Physician’s role to “Ask your doctor if this drug is right for you” put big Pharma up front and left the Medical Doctor taking the orders and the patients as drug addicts.

Legislative sessions have swarmed with lobbyists for the pharmaceutical companies while the Physicians, less trained in Public Relations have allowed their presence to diminish in the eyes of the community and the law makers.

Drug Test May Miss Drug Addiction

Tuesday, 07 July 2009 19:08

Who would have thought the day would come when parents would feel the need to hire police dogs to see if their kids have drugs? It seems far-fetched, but it is happening and the reasons are easily understood, especially as the world watches the memorial of Michael Jackson. We have already lost too many.

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Some are Still Suffering from Initial False Advertising on Oxycontin

Pill Mills Prescribe Drug Addiction

MDMA Abuse Ecstasy Or Death At the Club

The Patients are Drug Addicts

Drug Test May Miss Drug Addiction

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