A Critical Discourse

HEALTHCARE

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

September 25, 2026

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

August 28, 2026

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OPIOID CRISIS MISINFO ROUNDUP: THINK TANK TANKS; ONTARIO, CANADA ADOPTS AMERICA’S LETHAL MISINFORMATION MODEL; SOOTHING MEDICAL LIES ARE THE NEW FENTANYL

July 31, 2026

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AS A YOUTH EPIDEMIC LOOMS, MORE EVIDENCE AFFIRMS THE DIABETES – INSULIN RESISTANCE – NICOTINE – VAPING LINKS

July 24, 2026

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NEW RESEARCH REAFFIRMS PREDICTED LETHALITY OF MEDICAID-EXPANDED MEDICAL PROVISION OF OPIOID CRISIS CURE BUPRENORPHINE

June 5, 2026

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ROUNDUP: MORE MEDICAL “TREATMENT” FAILURE FOR NON-MEDICAL CONDITIONS; NIH WASTES ANOTHER $3.9 MILLION; UNSUSTAINABLE COSTS OF SERIAL NARCAN REVERSALS

May 29, 2026

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FAILED OPIOID CRISIS MEDICAL CURE SUBLOCADE: MORE MISINFORMATION, IN AMERICA’S TOP MEDICAL JOURNAL

May 8, 2026

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ROUNDUP – FENTANYL SUPPLY DISRUPTION LETHAL, NOT DEATH-REDUCING; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA-ADULT DEPRESSION LINK DEFIES MEDICALIZATION; VAPING’S LEGACY UNFOLDING

May 1, 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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VALID MEASURES OF A WORSENING OPIOID CRISIS: WITH SUPPLY CHANGES, RISKIER USE AND MORE OVERDOSES IN ARIZONA

March 20, 2026

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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