AHEAD OF GROUNDBREAKING CITIZEN DECRIMINALIZATION INITIATIVE TO REFORM AND FUND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT, OREGON COMMITS TO LONGSTANDING FAILED ADDICTION TREATMENT SYSTEMS PERPETUATING EPIDEMICS

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AHEAD OF GROUNDBREAKING CITIZEN DECRIMINALIZATION INITIATIVE TO REFORM AND FUND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT, OREGON COMMITS TO LONGSTANDING FAILED ADDICTION TREATMENT SYSTEMS PERPETUATING EPIDEMICS Within weeks of passing, Measure 110 treatment standards are undone in closed meetings by lawmakers and addiction industry advocates to protect those failed systems from change, a prominent opponent of 110 pleased with […]

UPDATE: MORE EVIDENCE THAT BUPRENORPHINE AND METHADONE OPIOID SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT (OST, MAT) IS WORSENING LETHAL EPIDEMICS – ONTARIO, CANADA

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UPDATE: MORE EVIDENCE THAT BUPRENORPHINE AND METHADONE OPIOID SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT (OST, MAT) IS WORSENING LETHAL EPIDEMICS – ONTARIO, CANADA By Clark Miller Published May 21, 2021 The numbers are staggering  and continue to rise. Opioid-related and other drug overdose deaths in the U.S. increasing steadily, now sharply, over decades, 70,000 in 2017. Seemingly perversely, as […]

OREGON PUBLIC MEDICAID FUNDS MISSPENT FOR HEALTHCARE THAT HARMS

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OREGON PUBLIC MEDICAID FUNDS MISSPENT FOR HEALTHCARE THAT HARMS MANAGED CARE MALFEASANCE LINKS SELECTIVE FUNDING OF SHAM TREATMENTS AND PATIENT RIGHTS VIOLATIONS TO WORSENING OPIOID, MENTAL HEALTH,  SUBSTANCE USE, OBESITY, AND DIABETES EPIDEMICS By Clark Miller Published May 14, 2021 With opioid and substance use epidemics overwhelming public health response and continuing to claim lives […]

UN-MOTIVATED: MEDICAL INDUSTRY FIX FOR THE OPIOID CRISIS DISPLACES EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT BY DISPENSING DIVERTED, ABUSED OPIOIDS, MEDIA IGNORE PREDICTABLE OUTCOME FAILURES

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UN-MOTIVATED: MEDICAL INDUSTRY FIX FOR THE OPIOID CRISIS DISPLACES EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT BY DISPENSING DIVERTED, ABUSED OPIOIDS, MEDIA IGNORE PREDICTABLE OUTCOME FAILURES Passive sham medical cures rob vulnerable patients of the key, necessary factor for wellness – motivation and confidence for change By Clark Miller Published May 7, 2021 Healthcare industries responsible for the opioid crisis […]