The Rochester Drug Co-operative and its former CEO Laurence Doud III were charged on Tuesday with conspiring to defraud the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) — and the rest of the country. The company was charged with narcotics conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States, while Doud has been further charged with narcotics conspiracy and […]
China Bans All Types of Fentanyl …
China has banned all forms of the opioid fentanyl, following a promise President Xi Jinping made to President Donald Trump last year, The New York Times reports. Much of the world’s fentanyl is believed to be made in China, and the drug increasingly became a point of contention between the U.S. and China as fentanyl-related […]
New York AG Sues Purdue Pharma, J&J, McKesson in New Legal Battle Against Opioid Manufacturers and Distributors…
DEA-Led Crackdown on Prescription Opioid Diversion Targets Medical Professionals with Criminal Charges, License Revocations…
Newly Released Emails Shows Member of Purdue Pharma Sackler Family Agreed to Understate OxyContin’s Risks…
Former FDA Commissioner Says Agency Erred in Allowing Drug Companies to Promote Opioids for Long-Term Use…
Dr. David Kessler, the FDA commissioner in the 1990s at the time Purdue’s powerful, long-acting opioid OxyContin was first approved, says the FDA never should have allowed the drug and others like it to be broadly marketed for chronic pain patients. The agency erred in radically extending the market for opioids despite the lack of […]
Roseanne Fires Back at Show: ‘I ain’t dead, bitches’…
Roseanne Barr is firing back after her character was killed off on the series premiere of “The Conners.” “I ain’t dead, bitches!!!!” Barr wrote in a message posted on Twitter just after the debut of ABC’s new sitcom on Tuesday. “The Conners” is a spin-off of Barr’s eponymous show, “Roseanne.” Barr’s character doesn’t appear in […]
DEA Chief Warns Mexican Cartel Opioids Single Biggest Criminal Threat to America…
Uttam Dhillon, the acting director of the Drug Enforcement Administration, warns that Mexican drug cartels pose the “biggest” threat to the national security and health of U.S. citizens. “Mexican drug trafficking organizations are the biggest criminal threat the United States faces today,” Dhillon, told Hill.TV co-hosts Krystal Ball and Buck Sexton on “Rising” during an […]
REPORT: Obama Admin Had the Chance to Cripple the Massive Global Heroin Trade, But Chose to Play Politics Instead…
The Obama administration reportedly had the chance to cripple the global heroin trade funding terrorism in war-torn Afghanistan, but it shelved the plan to advance a broader political agenda. The administration, citing political concerns, shut down a plan to stop the spread of narcotics around the world, prevent Afghanistan’s emergence as a narco-state, and sever […]