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David Myles on the Rise of Opioid Deaths in Children

Dr. David Myles, pediatrician and candidate for Rockville City Council

When children die from opioid use, few seem to care.

A recent issue of the… 893 more words

David Myles

Big Pharma bought/intimidated enough of our government to halt law enforcement on opioids

❝ Newly unsealed documents in a landmark civil case in Cleveland provide clues to one of the most enduring mysteries of the opioid epidemic: How were drug companies able to weaken the federal government’s most powerful enforcement weapon at the height of the crisis?

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Culture

On opioids, shareholders spoke, companies begin to listen

Since 2017, SGI has participated in Investors for Opioid Accountability (IOA). This week, the IOA released a two-year progress report detailing landmark agreements with 20 opioid manufacturers, distributors and retail pharmacies implicated in the crisis.  445 more words

Shareholder Actions

What To Tell Your Child About Opioids

As the professionals, practitioners and policymakers wrestle with the current OPIOID epidemic, parents, you will want to be proactive and prevent the disharmony from entering your home. 821 more words

Education Management

Purdue 'reaches agreement' to settle opioid cases

United States

The company has made billions from products like painkiller OxyContin

Drug-making giant Purdue Pharma has reportedly reached a tentative multi-billion dollar agreement in the US to settle a host of lawsuits against it. 655 more words

World News

Surveillance video leads police to Roblin, Man. break-in suspects

A man and woman accused of breaking into a rural Manitoba pharmacy to steal medications are facing charges after surveillance video of the theft was posted online. 134 more words

Crime