Behind the paywall on the Washington Post is this article from August 24,2021:A program tried to cut opioid addiction among veterans. Did it cause suicides? By Benjamin Cowan and Joshua Tibbitts Benjamin Cowan is associate professor of economics at Washington State University and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Joshua Tibbitts … [Read more…]
by Chris McGreal, Thu 19 Mar 2020 A system based on corporate pursuit of profit sets the US apart from other countries, fleecing the poor to give to the rich. The couple concluded that the medical industry is at the heart of two key drivers in making those deaths an American phenomenon. “One fact is … [Read more…]
In this L.A. Times report, the newspaper brings to light a new effort by Purdue Pharma to push the drug in the next markets, Asia, Central/South America, and elsewhere. From the article, this telling paragraph: ‘Talking about big money’ Untreated pain is a global scourge. Each year millions with terminal cancer and end-stage AIDS die … [Read more…]