James Pierre, a 52-year-old doctor from Houston, Texas, was convicted on March 25 for illegally prescribing over one million pills of hydrocodone, an opioid pain medication. “Pierre was convicted of one count of conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances and seven counts of unlawfully distributing and dispensing controlled substances,” the justice department said…
Texas Physician Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Over 1 Million Opioid Pills
Fentanyl Overdoses Become Leading Cause of Death in 18- to 45-Year-Olds
Fentanyl-related drug overdoses in 2020 became the top killer in adults aged 18 to 45—overtaking suicide, vehicle accidents, and gun violence, according to an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by nonprofit group Families Against Fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that’s 50 to 100 times more potent than heroin, highly addictive,…
De Blasio Opens 2 Drug Injection Centers in New York City
December 1, 2021
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New York City opened two supervised injection sites in Manhattan on Tuesday to provide illicit drug users and addicts with a so-called safe and controlled environment for substance abuse, making these the first government-sanctioned spaces for such a purpose in the United States. Mayor Bill de Blasio has been pushing for opening such centers since…
CVS, Walgreens, Walmart Contributed to Opioid Crisis, Ohio Jury Finds
Three of the nation’s largest chain pharmacies, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart, contributed to an opioid crisis in two Ohio counties, a federal jury found on Tuesday. The three pharmacy chains sold and dispensed large quantities of the pain pills in Lake and Trumbull counties, and in doing so, helped fuel an opioid crisis, the jury…
OC Judge Rejects Claims Linking Pharmaceutical Companies to Opioid Crisis
SANTA ANA, Calif.—An Orange County Superior Court judge Nov. 1 tentatively ruled that pharmaceutical companies were not to blame for the opioid crisis, as claimed by prosecutors in Orange and Santa Clara counties as well as Los Angeles and Oakland. Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson concluded that prosecutors failed to provide enough evidence…
EpochTV Review: Former Destitute Man Talks About the Root Causes of Homelessness
October 27, 2021
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Commentary Join Siyamak Khorrami for an enlightening episode of “California Insider” as he interviews former homeless drug addict Tom Wolf, who is now a recovery advocate. In the episode, Wolf talks about the rampant drug dealing among the homeless encampments in San Francisco and what measures must be taken to actually help people living on…
US Drug Overdose Deaths Reached Record High of 96,000 in First 12 Months of Pandemic: CDC
Deaths from drug overdose in the United States jumped nearly 30 percent in a 12-month period ending in March 2021, according to provisional data released on Wednesday. The United States saw a record high of 96,779 reported drug overdose deaths, an increase of 29.6 percent in the period of a year from March 2020—coinciding with…
NTD Business Full Broadcast (July 22)
A top Republican is saying the economy doesn’t need more government spending—prices are rising fast enough as it is. But the president is arguing that his spending plans will actually help inflation. Four drug companies and a group of attorneys general reach a multi-billion-dollar settlement. What’s in the landmark deal? American and Southwest Airlines report earnings…
J&J Agrees To Pay $230 Million To Settle New York Opioid Claim
NEW YORK—Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to New York state to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis, Attorney General Letitia James said on Saturday. The drugmaker also agreed to permanently end the manufacturing and distribution of opioids across New York and the rest of the nation,…
‘Irresponsible’ to Decriminalize Drugs Without Comprehensive System of Treatment and Care: Alberta Addictions Minister
The key to curbing addictions and overcoming the opioid crisis is to provide addicts with a recovery-oriented system of care instead of supplying them with drugs, says Alberta’s associate minister of mental health and addictions. “Decriminalizing drugs without ensuring an easily accessible and comprehensive system of treatment and care would be irresponsible and could lead…
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