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JUVENILE TYPE 2 DIABETES HAS SURGED 10-FOLD, LINKED TO VAPING, AMERICAN FAMILIES, AND FAILED PUBLIC HEALTH

September 18, 2026

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PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS ROUNDUP: SERIOUSLY? A NALOXONE PATCH? OD DEATH DROPS A MYSTERY? YOU’RE CALLING IT “TREATMENT”? SUBSTANCES CONTROL US?

September 11, 2026

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AN OREGON TELEHEALTH TURF WAR EXPOSES A FAILED MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM

September 4, 2026

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OPIOID CRISIS SETTLEMENT FUNDS ROUNDUP: IN CA $$ TO ADD UNQUALIFIED CRONYISM HIRES TO “TREATMENT” WORKFORCE; IN MA THE MISSPENDING IS NOT WHAT YOU’D THINK; IN LA, PARISH OF JEFFERSON – “DROP DEAD”

August 14, 2026

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OPIOID CRISIS ROUNDUP: SETTLEMENT $$ TO HARM TRIBES; OREGON LEARNS NOTHING FROM DECRIMINALIZATION FAIL; EMTs PASS OUT STREET CURRENCY FOR FENTANYL TO HIGH-RISK USERS

July 17, 2026

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PARENT OPIOID ABUSE HARMING MILLIONS OF KIDS, THEIR FUTURE RISK HIDDEN AND BETRAYED BY EXPERT FICTIONS

May 22, 2026

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ROUNDUP OPIOID CRISIS: PREDICTABLE FENTANYL TEST STRIP FAILURE; HARMS/BENEFITS OF CRISIS-CAUSED PUBLIC HEALTH DISRUPTIONS; SACKLER FAMILY BURNED AT THE STAKE

May 15, 2026

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THE LETHAL ROLE OF ABDICATION OF THOUGHT IN A WORSENING OPIOID CRISIS

April 24, 2026

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ROUNDUP: EXPERT MEDICAL MISINFORMATION FOR A WORSENING OPIOID CRISIS; SIGNS OF EXPERT SOBRIETY IN BALTIMORE; SHUT UP ABOUT PSILOCYBIN

April 3, 2026

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FROM EXPERTS AND MEDIA YOU TRUST, MORE OPIOID CRISIS “GOOD NEWS” TO HIDE A WORSENING CRISIS

January 23, 2026

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THE SOOTHING, LETHAL LIES OF AMERICA’S PUBLIC HEALTH/ACADEMIA/MEDIA COLLUSION

January 9, 2026

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MEET THE NEW OPIOID CRISIS, SAME AS THE OLD OPIOID CRISIS BUT MORE INTRACTABLY LETHAL

December 5, 2025

IN MICHIGAN, A REALITY CHECK FOR OPIOID CRISIS EXPERT MISINFORMATION

October 2, 2026 No Comments

OREGON, NEAR THE BOTTOM NATIONALLY FOR SUBSTANCE USE OUTCOMES, PORTRAYED AS A MODEL FOR EFFECTIVE TREATMENT

September 25, 2026 No Comments

JUVENILE TYPE 2 DIABETES HAS SURGED 10-FOLD, LINKED TO VAPING, AMERICAN FAMILIES, AND FAILED PUBLIC HEALTH

September 18, 2026 No Comments

PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS ROUNDUP: SERIOUSLY? A NALOXONE PATCH? OD DEATH DROPS A MYSTERY? YOU’RE CALLING IT “TREATMENT”? SUBSTANCES CONTROL US?

September 11, 2026 No Comments

AN OREGON TELEHEALTH TURF WAR EXPOSES A FAILED MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM

September 4, 2026 No Comments

OPIOID CRISIS LEANING INTO LIES ROUNDUP: ELEVATED KNOW-NOTHINGS; HYPER-FUNDED INSTITUTIONAL MEDIA; MAINSTAY NPR REPORTING; AND MORE

August 28, 2026 No Comments

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