D.C. opioid scandal: Will moms, dads, sons and daughters soon be marching on Capitol Hill?
By David Heitz A bombshell “60 Minutes” and Washington Post investigation into the opioid epidemic has reverberated from sea to shining sea in just a few days. The shocking expose broadcast Sunday on CBS showed how Pharma’s auxiliary machinery funneled millions and millions of pain pills – illegally — into communities where the […]
To Grow Market Share, A Drug Maker Pitches Its Product to Judges
Philip Kirby says he first used heroin during a stint in a halfway house a few years ago, when he was 21 years old. He quickly formed a habit. “You can’t really dabble in it,” he says. Late last year, Kirby was driving with drugs and a syringe in his car when he got pulled […]
Tom Marino, Trump’s Pick As Drug Czar, Withdraws After Damaging Opioid Report
October 17, 2017 8:54 AM ET Written by Bill Chappell Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., has withdrawn his name from consideration as America’s drug czar, President Trump said Tuesday. Marino is stepping back days after reports that legislation he sponsored hindered the Drug Enforcement Administration in its fight against the U.S. opioid crisis. A joint report […]
