SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS
The Drug Overdose Epidemic
While deaths from COVID-19 are front-page news on a daily basis, another national public health crisis, overdose deaths from the use of illicit drugs, is growing. For many, the correlation represents strong evidence that another painful result of the pandemic is an increase in deaths from drug addiction.
Ohio’s Recent Groundbreaking Settlement with Big Pharma
In the last year, several pharmaceutical lawsuits have come to the forefront of our attention. We can thank the media for that. But in this case, it’s a good thing that these lawsuits have been reported on so extensively. We’re speaking of course of the state and federal lawsuits against pharma companies for the hand that such organizations played in the creation of the opiate epidemic.
America and Addiction
Which members of your family or close friends are or have been addicted to drugs? If you can answer this question with one or more names, you are not alone. According to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in August 2017, 46% of adults in the U.S.
