Empire of Pain: The billionaire Sackler family’s role in the opioid crisis
A much-anticipated book delves into the Sackler dynasty’s multi-billion-dollar pharmaceutical business and its staggering human cost
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OxyContin
Why people hooked on opioids, especially in the U.S., keep falling through the cracks
The author notes that the culture of pill-taking often takes hold in early life, when kids are prescribed drugs such as Adderall or Ritalin for ADHD
Health Canada plans to ’severely restrict’ opioid marketing as death toll mounts
The feds are even talking about criminal charges in future cases. But are they ready to crack down on drug promotion disguised as ’medical education’?
A criminal investigation into opioid marketing would expose larger systemic rot
Demand for a probe into how OxyContin was promoted in Canada would also expose flaws in drug regulation and the tight relationship between industry and medicine. That’s why it’s needed
Future doctors demand boundaries with Big Pharma
Medical schools address conflict-of-interest
Good news, bad news
Toronto hosts the 100th Grey Cup and lunar phases have no effect on incidences of psychological problems
The end of the dry reserve?
Aboriginal communities say decades-old bans on alcohol failed to curb abuse. Not everyone agrees.
Tori Stafford’s story: a Canadian tragedy fit for Chekhov
The tale is as tragic as any in literature—and even more tragically, true
Sufferers of chronic pain and the government’s war on OxyContin
Our understanding of severe pain is inadequate
Big drop in drug use among teens
Cigarette smoking plummets