ADHD: Disease or Boredom?
By Cheryl Steinberg If you’re like me and many others with a history of addiction, you have also – at one point in your life – been diagnosed with ADHD. Just what is it about ADHD (and addiction) that...
View ArticleAmphetamine and Methamphetamine Abuse Treatment
The abuse of amphetamines and methamphetamine, such as crystal meth, is quite serious and therefore amphetamine and methamphetamine abuse treatment is available to those who struggle with one or both...
View ArticleBig Pharma Holding Overdose Antidote for Ransom
Author: Justin Mckibben For a while now there have been officials waging war on Big Pharma’s pricing policies. Now we see the fight taking on different meaning as congressional leaders shift their...
View ArticleHow Heroin and Aspirin Are Related
Author: Justin Mckibben Yea… got your attention, huh? Kind of curious to see how this one plays out? Well it is kind of weird to even consider the idea that the world’s most popular and successful...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Pushing Bill to Battle Drug Pricing Problems
Author: Justin Mckibben Again, this Bernie Sanders character has my attention. Given the recent news about outrageous pricing spikes in various stories, including the big scandal involving the AIDS...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Rejects $2700 Donation From CEO Who Raised Drug Price
(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) Author: Shernide Delva Back in September, there was an article about Martin Shkreli, the 32...
View ArticleBig Pharma Bully Martin Shkreli Arrested by FBI
Author: Justin Mckibben This kind of swift justice is definitely of Batman proportions. Honestly it amazes me considering we just reported recently on how Congress was setting its sights on the Big...
View ArticleBig Pharma Hiding Anti-Depressants Relation to Suicide Epidemic?
(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) Author: Justin Mckibben While the nation seems to have recognized the looming threat of an...
View ArticleWill the New CDC Painkiller Guidelines Reduce the Risk of Addiction?
Author: Shernide Delva In an effort to curb what many consider to be the worst public health drug crisis in decades, the CDC has issued a series of guidelines and restrictions intended to reduce the...
View ArticleDoctors Who Receive Big Pharma Money Prescribe More Brand Name Medications
(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) Author: Shernide Delva Doctors are supposed to have our best interest at heart. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleBig Pharma Capitalizes On Epidemic by Selling More Meds
Author: Justin Mckibben I’m no stranger to writing about the way I take offense to how the pharmaceutical industry has conducted themselves in various aspects concerning the opiate epidemic in...
View ArticleCDC Urges Doctors to Stop Testing Patients for Marijuana
(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) Author: Shernide Delva The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not believe...
View ArticleNOFX Puts Punk Rock VS Big Pharma with “Oxy Moronic”
Author: Justin Mckibben Michael John Burkett, AKA ‘Fat Mike’, is an American musician and producer. Fat Mike is best known as the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX from Los...
View ArticleHouse Representatives Join Opposition to Delay Ban of Kratom
Author: Shernide Delva Recently, we wrote about how the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made the controversial decision to ban kratom by making it a Schedule I drug. While the ban is set to go...
View ArticleWhy Macklemore “Drug Dealer” Music Video Hits Hard on Opioid Crisis
Author: Justin Mckibben Early yesterday afternoon I caught a shared video link on my Facebook feed to the new Macklemore video. It was the first I had heard of it, and the person sharing it seemed...
View ArticleHarvard Psychologist Believes ADHD Doesn’t Really Exist
(This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model) Author: Shernide Delva Jerome Kagan is not only a professor at Harvard, one of the most...
View ArticleOhio and Adapt Pharma Make Deal for Discount on Naloxone
Author: Justin Mckibben It should be obvious by now that expanded Naloxone access is a necessity. With the opioid epidemic spreading more and more and the overdose outbreak claiming so many lives...
View ArticlePresident Trump Plans to Fight Drug Problem: Will He Help Addicts?
Author: Justin Mckibben Many months back, when President Trump was still on the campaign trail, he was asked about the opioid epidemic in America during a Q&A in Ohio. He said the solution was...
View ArticleHip-Hop Artist and Palm Partners Alumni Cane Talks about Addiction in Music...
Photo of artists Cane in the studio Author: Justin Mckibben Recently one of our Palm Partners Alumni who has been pursuing his passion for music posted a powerful music video with a strong message that...
View ArticleDelray Beach Suing Big Pharma Opioid Manufacturers
Author: Justin Mckibben Big Pharma has been called out several times in the past couple years for pricing, aggressive marketing and misrepresenting their products. Big Pharma companies have also been...
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