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10 Prescription Drugs Linked to Suicide Attempts, Study Finds

10 Prescription Drugs Linked to Suicide Attempts, Study Finds

Vicodin, Valium, Xanax and Prednisone are among the most widely used prescription drugs linked to suicide. All of them have a high correlation with suicide. Read more from the UChicago Medicine report below. Researchers reviewed 922 prescription medications taken by almost 150 million people over an 11-year period. Just 10 of these drugs were associated …

DEA warns of ‘rainbow fentanyl’ used to target young people

DEA warns of ‘rainbow fentanyl’ used to target young people

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has spotted an “alarming” new trend. Drug traffickers are making brightly colored fentanyl that looks like candy. Their goal is to attract children and young people. What Is Rainbow Fentanyl? The agency’s law enforcement partners began seizing “rainbow fentanyl” earlier this month. So far, authorities have found it in 18 …

DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

Facts About Counterfeit Pills  Criminal drug networks are mass-producing fake pills and falsely marketing them as legitimate prescription pills to deceive the American public.  Counterfeit pills are easy to purchase, widely available, often contain fentanyl or methamphetamine, and can be deadly.  Fake prescription pills are easily accessible and often sold on social media and e-commerce …

McKinsey & Co. apologizing for role in opioid crisis

McKinsey & Co. apologizing for role in opioid crisis

  The opioid crisis has ravaged America… and in many cases destroyed lives to fill the pockets of the fat-cat drug manufacturers. Consultancy giant McKinsey & Co. is now apologizing for its role in the opioid crisis after The New York Times revealed its proposed 2017 plan to “turbocharge” OxyContin sales by giving distributors rebates for overdoses. Link to Full …