You asked, we answered: The best from our Reddit Q&A on OxyContin

8 years, 11 months ago

You asked, we answered: The best from our Reddit Q&A on OxyContin

The drugmaker Purdue Pharma launched OxyContin two decades ago with a bold marketing claim: One dose relieves pain for 12 hours, more than twice as long as generic medications. But our Los Angeles Times investigation found that OxyContin’s stunning success masked a fundamental problem: The drug wears off hours early in many people, exposing them to painful symptoms of withdrawal and an increased risk of addiction. On taking OxyContin I’m a junior in high school, and I’ve seen Oxy completely take over the lives of so many people I know. Earlier this year, the CDC issued guidelines for primary care doctors that discourage them from treating chronic pain with opioid painkillers like OxyContin.

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1 year, 8 months ago

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I Took Oxy And Fentanyl For Years. Here's What No One Is Telling You About The Opioid Crisis.

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Opinion: Why are we denying people with opioid addiction the most effective treatment?

1 year, 11 months ago

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Chronic pain patients struggle to get opioid prescriptions filled, even as CDC eases guidelines

2 years ago

Chronic pain patients struggle to get opioid prescriptions filled, even as CDC eases guidelines

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I Took Oxy And Fentanyl For Years. Here's What No One Is Telling You About The Opioid Crisis.

2 years, 2 months ago

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Op-Ed: Opioids don’t do enough for chronic pain sufferers

2 years, 2 months ago

Op-Ed: Opioids don’t do enough for chronic pain sufferers

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Op-Ed: Finally, some promising news on opioids for patients in severe pain

2 years, 3 months ago

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CDC updates opioid prescribing guidelines with new recommendations on tapering or continuing prescriptions

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CDC updates opioid prescribing guidelines with new recommendations on tapering or continuing prescriptions

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CDC softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors

2 years, 5 months ago

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3 years, 1 month ago

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3 years, 2 months ago

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Chronic pain sufferers should not be given opioids, says medicines watchdog

4 years, 8 months ago

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4 years, 8 months ago

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There’s So Much We Still Don’t Know About Pain

5 years, 1 month ago

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Revamped OxyContin was supposed to reduce abuse, but has it?

5 years, 8 months ago

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Opioids offer little chronic pain benefit and wane over time, study says

6 years, 3 months ago

Opioids offer little chronic pain benefit and wane over time, study says

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OxyContin creator being sued for 'significant role in causing opioid epidemic'

6 years, 6 months ago

OxyContin creator being sued for 'significant role in causing opioid epidemic'

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6 years, 8 months ago

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The Government’s Solution To The Opioid Crisis Feels Like A War To Pain Patients

6 years, 8 months ago

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6 years, 9 months ago

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6 years, 11 months ago

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Chronic Pain Patients Need -- And Want -- Non-Opioid Options

7 years ago

Chronic Pain Patients Need -- And Want -- Non-Opioid Options

Treatment

Questions And Answers About Opioids And Chronic Pain

7 years ago

Questions And Answers About Opioids And Chronic Pain

Medical

Opioids Don't Beat Other Medications For Chronic Pain

7 years, 1 month ago

Opioids Don't Beat Other Medications For Chronic Pain

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Doctors In Maine Say Halt In OxyContin Marketing Comes '20 Years Late'

7 years, 1 month ago

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OxyContin Manufacturer Says It Will Stop Promoting Opioid Painkiller To Doctors

7 years, 1 month ago

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Why better pain management techniques are essential to solving the opioid crisis

7 years, 2 months ago

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OxyContin: Tamper-resistant pain killers do little to curb opioid abuse in Australia

7 years, 2 months ago

OxyContin: Tamper-resistant pain killers do little to curb opioid abuse in Australia

Australia

OxyContin: Tamper-resistant pain killers do little to curb opioid abuse in Australia

7 years, 2 months ago

OxyContin: Tamper-resistant pain killers do little to curb opioid abuse in Australia

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Is There A Way To Keep Using Opioid Painkillers And Reduce Risk?

7 years, 4 months ago

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Op-Ed: The opioid crackdown is making life untenable for chronic pain patients like me

7 years, 5 months ago

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Emergency

A guide to prescribing painkillers ethically

7 years, 6 months ago

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Don’t blame the surgeons: Long-term opioid use rarely starts with surgery, study finds

7 years, 7 months ago

Don’t blame the surgeons: Long-term opioid use rarely starts with surgery, study finds

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Doctors increasingly face charges for patient overdoses

7 years, 8 months ago

Doctors increasingly face charges for patient overdoses

Cases

How tapering off opioids can help people with chronic pain

7 years, 8 months ago

How tapering off opioids can help people with chronic pain

Health

Science Says: Medications prevent opioid addiction relapse

7 years, 10 months ago

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Associated Press

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A historic letter to all doctors about prescription painkillers

8 years, 7 months ago

A historic letter to all doctors about prescription painkillers

Pain

Feds approve device to wean addicts off heroin

8 years, 10 months ago

Feds approve device to wean addicts off heroin

Treatment

Senator calls for investigation of Purdue Pharma following Times story on OxyContin

8 years, 10 months ago

Senator calls for investigation of Purdue Pharma following Times story on OxyContin

Patients

Many people 'misusing' opioids for chronic pain, finds new study

8 years, 10 months ago

Many people 'misusing' opioids for chronic pain, finds new study

Pain

Opioid history: From ‘wonder drug’ to abuse epidemic

8 years, 10 months ago

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CDC guidelines aim to curb painkiller prescribing

9 years ago

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Opioids are bad medicine for chronic pain, say new federal guidelines

9 years ago

Opioids are bad medicine for chronic pain, say new federal guidelines

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CDC Has Advice For Primary Care Doctors About Opioids

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CDC Has Advice For Primary Care Doctors About Opioids

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9 years, 6 months ago

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10 years, 10 months ago

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10 years, 10 months ago

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Oxycodone: The factors behind Australians' increasing use of 'hillbilly heroin'

11 years ago

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FDA Seeks To Tighten Controls On Hydrocodone Painkillers

11 years, 5 months ago

FDA Seeks To Tighten Controls On Hydrocodone Painkillers

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Urgent warning about deadly fake oxycodone bought online

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Urgent warning about deadly fake oxycodone bought online

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Production, export of pain relief drugs halted over reports of opioid crisis in West Africa

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Production, export of pain relief drugs halted over reports of opioid crisis in West Africa

The apex drug regulatory authority has prohibited the production and export of all combinations of pain relief medicines tapentadol and carisoprodol, over news reports that unapproved combinations of the drugs …

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The crisis of pain relief care in India

1 month, 2 weeks ago

The crisis of pain relief care in India

Opioids, including morphine, derived from the poppy flower, are crucial to managing severe pain, particularly in palliative care. Ira Almeida, Project Director of the South Goa Palliative Care Project, says …

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Are antidepressants harder to quit than heroin? Robert F. Kennedy Jr. weighs in

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Are antidepressants harder to quit than heroin? Robert F. Kennedy Jr. weighs in

Robert F. Kennedy has been sworn in as the US Secretary of Health and Human Services. "I know people, including members of my family, who've had a much worse time …

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The FDA just approved a new painkiller. Is it too good to be true?

1 month, 4 weeks ago

The FDA just approved a new painkiller. Is it too good to be true?

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A miracle new painkiller promises to save us all from the scourge of addiction while effectively treating acute and perhaps even chronic …

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Vertex: New non-opioid painkiller Journavx approved by FDA

2 months, 1 week ago

Vertex: New non-opioid painkiller Journavx approved by FDA

WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to Journavx, a medication from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, for short-term pain management, such as after surgery or injuries. “The new …

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FDA approves new painkiller that shows promise and challenges of opioid alternatives

2 months, 1 week ago

FDA approves new painkiller that shows promise and challenges of opioid alternatives

WASHINGTON — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin. …

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FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids

2 months, 1 week ago

FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids

WASHINGTON — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin. …

Associated Press

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Antidepressants harder to quit than heroin? Fact-checking RFK Jr.

2 months, 1 week ago

Antidepressants harder to quit than heroin? Fact-checking RFK Jr.

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FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids

2 months, 1 week ago

FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids

The Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Journavx for short-term pain that often follows surgery or injuries. Studies in more than 870 patients with acute pain from …

LA Times

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Purdue Pharma agrees to pay billions to settle OxyContin opioid crisis impact lawsuit

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Purdue Pharma agrees to pay billions to settle OxyContin opioid crisis impact lawsuit

Members of the family who own Purdue Pharma, the company that makes the opioid drug OxyContin, have agreed to pay US7.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of the …

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Sacklers, Purdue to pay $7.4 billion over opioid crisis: NY state

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sacklers, Purdue to pay $7.4 billion over opioid crisis: NY state

Several US states have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with the Sackler family and their pharmaceutical company Purdue over the opioid crisis that has ravaged the lives of millions of …

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Is America’s opioid epidemic finally burning out?

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is America’s opioid epidemic finally burning out?

Standing in the bitter cold outside the DeCoach Recovery Centre, a drug treatment clinic on the edge of an ocean of car parking in Hamilton, Ohio, Scott Weaver explains where …

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Opioid-free surgery treats pain at every physical and emotional level

4 months, 1 week ago

Opioid-free surgery treats pain at every physical and emotional level

The opioid crisis remains a significant public health challenge in the United States. Some patients are fearful of using opioids after surgery due to concerns about dependence and potential side …

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New innovative drug provides relief from abdominal pain

4 months, 1 week ago

New innovative drug provides relief from abdominal pain

Researchers have given hope to millions suffering from chronic abdominal pain by developing an oral drug that provides relief. A team of researchers at the University of Vienna, led by …

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We Live With Addiction. This Is The 1 Thing We Want People To Know.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

We Live With Addiction. This Is The 1 Thing We Want People To Know.

Vuk Saric via Getty Images HuffPost asked people with addiction to share the biggest lessons they want their loved ones, and people in general, to know about the disease. “When …

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New rules should make methadone easier to get, but change is slow in many places

5 months, 3 weeks ago

New rules should make methadone easier to get, but change is slow in many places

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Removing barriers to opioid addiction treatment is critical. So why aren't we doing it?

6 months ago

Removing barriers to opioid addiction treatment is critical. So why aren't we doing it?

There’s a treatment for opioid use disorder that literally saves lives. To do so, we homed in on residential treatment centers across the state of North Carolina, where many North …

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We're Addiction Experts. Here's The 1 Thing We'd Never, Ever Do.

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Research finds oxycodone consumption halved after changes to prescription guidelines

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Research finds oxycodone consumption halved after changes to prescription guidelines

The amount of oxycodone Australians are using has almost halved after national changes to packaging and prescription rules were brought in, a new study detecting opioid levels in wastewater has …

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A ‘miracle molecule’ could cut fentanyl deaths in half — or lead more into addiction

7 months ago

A ‘miracle molecule’ could cut fentanyl deaths in half — or lead more into addiction

But the proposal faces opposition from the health care providers with the most intimate knowledge of methadone treatment: methadone clinic directors. “The idea that a physician in private practice without …

Politico

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A Pill to Treat Alcoholism Exists. Why Aren’t Doctors Prescribing It More?

8 months, 4 weeks ago

A Pill to Treat Alcoholism Exists. Why Aren’t Doctors Prescribing It More?

In 2017, Katie Lain was blacking out several times each week from drinking alcohol. In a study published this spring, people with alcohol use disorder were the least likely to …

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US Supreme Court blocks bankruptcy settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

9 months, 1 week ago

US Supreme Court blocks bankruptcy settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded its wealthy Sackler family owners from lawsuits over their role in the nation's …

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US Supreme Court rejects opioid settlement that shields Sackler family

9 months, 1 week ago

US Supreme Court rejects opioid settlement that shields Sackler family

Decision reverses a lower court’s ruling that had upheld plan to give Purdue Pharma’s owners immunity in exchange for paying up to $6bn to settle thousands of lawsuits. The US …

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Opinion: Surgeons give patients too many opioids. A few simple steps could curb excess prescribing

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Surgeons give patients too many opioids. A few simple steps could curb excess prescribing

America’s opioid epidemic is as bad as it has ever been. Some efforts to curb opioid prescribing have shown promise, including prescription drug monitoring programs, promotion of alternative analgesics, provider …

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Lost chances to treat overdose survivors are documented in new Medicare study

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lost chances to treat overdose survivors are documented in new Medicare study

A new study documents lost opportunities to treat drug overdose survivors covered by the Medicare program — and illustrates the difficulty of managing chronic pain. Overdose survivors “should be at …

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Justice Department is investigating McKinsey consulting firm’s role in opioid epidemic

11 months, 1 week ago

Justice Department is investigating McKinsey consulting firm’s role in opioid epidemic

CNN — The Justice Department is investigating McKinsey & Company, one of the world’s largest consulting firms, over its role in advising drug companies on how to boost sales of …

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More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why aren’t more people getting help?

11 months, 1 week ago

More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why aren’t more people getting help?

It’s easier than ever for doctors to prescribe a key medicine for opioid addiction since the U.S. government lifted an obstacle last year. The number of prescribers rose last year …

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Doctors Chua Prescribe Buprenorphine

Vertex Pharma scientist talks about the long road to developing non-addictive painkillers

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Vertex Pharma scientist talks about the long road to developing non-addictive painkillers

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OxyContin marketer agrees to pay $350M rather than face lawsuits

1 year, 2 months ago

OxyContin marketer agrees to pay $350M rather than face lawsuits

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US Supreme Court scrutinizes controversial opioid crisis settlement that would give Sackler family immunity

1 year, 4 months ago

US Supreme Court scrutinizes controversial opioid crisis settlement that would give Sackler family immunity

CNN — The Supreme Court spent nearly two hours Monday morning grappling with whether federal bankruptcy code permits a controversial agreement that would give billions of dollars to victims of …

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OxyContin maker’s settlement plan divides victims of opioid crisis. Now it’s up to the Supreme Court

1 year, 4 months ago

OxyContin maker’s settlement plan divides victims of opioid crisis. Now it’s up to the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The agreement by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harm done by opioids could help combat the overdose epidemic that the painkiller helped …

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As billions roll in to fight the US opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can work

1 year, 5 months ago

As billions roll in to fight the US opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can work

FINDLAY, Ohio — Communities ravaged by America’s opioid epidemic are starting to get their share of a $50 billion pie from legal settlements. Jesse Johnson of the Family Resource Center, …

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Treatments for stimulant use disorder are scarce or nonexistent. The FDA hopes to change that

1 year, 5 months ago

Treatments for stimulant use disorder are scarce or nonexistent. The FDA hopes to change that

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Narcan, now available without a prescription, can still be hard to get

1 year, 5 months ago

Narcan, now available without a prescription, can still be hard to get

KFF Health News — Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose …

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Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows

1 year, 6 months ago

Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows

The number of prescription opioid pills shipped in the U.S. in the second half of the 2010s decreased sharply even as a nationwide overdose crisis continued to deepen, according to …

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Painkiller true story: How accurate is Netflix’s show about OxyContin and Purdue Pharma?

55 years, 3 months ago

Painkiller true story: How accurate is Netflix’s show about OxyContin and Purdue Pharma?

Each episode of Netflix’s Painkiller, a six-part drama examining the Sackler family’s complicity in the creation and growth of the opioid epidemic, opens with the bereaved parent of a young …

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Painkiller: How did Netflix’s opioid crisis drama make one of the most tragic stories of our time feel so implausible?

1 year, 7 months ago

Painkiller: How did Netflix’s opioid crisis drama make one of the most tragic stories of our time feel so implausible?

At first, it seems like the problem with Painkiller is simply bad timing. Netflix’s six-part miniseries, which covers the scandalous opioid epidemic through the eyes of the victims, perpetrators and …

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‘Painkiller’ series review: A hollow take on America’s opioid crisis that offers nothing new

1 year, 7 months ago

‘Painkiller’ series review: A hollow take on America’s opioid crisis that offers nothing new

Each episode of Netflix’s new miniseries, Painkiller, starts in a unique way. Across six episodes, the show follows the sequence of events that led to the devasting epidemic of opioid …

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Painkiller review: The harrowing story of the opioid crisis has been told much more movingly elsewhere

1 year, 7 months ago

Painkiller review: The harrowing story of the opioid crisis has been told much more movingly elsewhere

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How ‘Painkiller’ turned legal disclaimers into moving tributes to opioid victims

1 year, 7 months ago

How ‘Painkiller’ turned legal disclaimers into moving tributes to opioid victims

The legal disclaimers that often appear in TV shows inspired by real events tend to use the same dull, boilerplate language to notify viewers about the license the series has …

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Painkiller Limited Series: Release Date, Trailer, Plot, and All the Details

1 year, 8 months ago

Painkiller Limited Series: Release Date, Trailer, Plot, and All the Details

Netflix just announced a limited series named Painkiller, which would focus on America's real-life opioid issue. The upcoming limited series Painkiller puts a sharp focus on the origins and aftermath …

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Few rehab centers for addicted teens offer recommended medicine, US study finds

1 year, 9 months ago

Few rehab centers for addicted teens offer recommended medicine, US study finds

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Few rehab centers for addicted teens offer recommended medicine, US study finds

1 year, 9 months ago

Few rehab centers for addicted teens offer recommended medicine, US study finds

Only 1 in 4 residential treatment centers for teens offers a recommended medicine for opioid addiction, according to a study that exposes an important gap in care. “As somebody who’s …

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Your body naturally produces opioids without causing addiction or overdose

1 year, 10 months ago

Your body naturally produces opioids without causing addiction or overdose

Opioid drugs such as morphine and fentanyl are like the two-faced Roman god Janus: The kindly face delivers pain relief to millions of sufferers, while the grim face drives an …

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Billionaire Sackler Family To Get Immunity In $6 Billion Opioid Settlement

1 year, 10 months ago

Billionaire Sackler Family To Get Immunity In $6 Billion Opioid Settlement

LOADING ERROR LOADING The billionaire family that owns Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, will receive immunity from all current and future civil claims over the company’s role in the …

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Up to one in three with rheumatoid arthritis ‘at risk of long-term opioid use’

1 year, 10 months ago

Up to one in three with rheumatoid arthritis ‘at risk of long-term opioid use’

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Drug experts are normalizing the idea that you can be "pre-addicted." Is that really a thing?

1 year, 10 months ago

Drug experts are normalizing the idea that you can be "pre-addicted." Is that really a thing?

The word "addiction" is probably over-used in our culture. Addiction, known formally as substance use disorder, is defined as compulsive use of drugs and alcohol, even when it leads to …

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