A Critical Discourse

HEALTHCARE

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MEDICAL TREATMENTS FOR NON-MEDICAL CONDITIONS CAUSE HARM

February 27, 2019

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BIOLOGICAL HOMEOSTASIS AND ADAPTATION ARE NOT DISEASES

February 20, 2019

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HOW MEDIA FUEL WORSENING SUBSTANCE USE EPIDEMICS

January 30, 2019

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CLEAR MAP OF A DARK WASTELAND BAD MEDICINE, LETHAL CROSSROADS AND DEAD ENDS IN AMERICA’S OPIOID CRISIS

January 16, 2019

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UPDATE – NICOTINE LINKS YOUTH VAPING, REVERSAL OF DECLINES IN CIGARETTE SMOKING, NEW TROUBLING DIABETES TRENDS

December 6, 2018

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UPDATE – FRANCE JOINS U.S. AND CANADA ON THE GATEWAY LIST: AS VAPING BOOMS AMONG YOUTH, CIGARETTE USE REBOUNDING, NOT DOWN

November 28, 2018

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OREGON MANAGED HEALTHCARE CONTROLS MEDICAID FUNDS “EVIDENCE OR NO” FOR TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS

October 25, 2018

EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT REQUIRES ENDING ALL FUNDING AND TREATMENT FOR ADDICTION, A FABRICATED CONDITION THAT DOES NOT EXIST

October 18, 2018

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NEW AGE REMEDIES FOR LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS? USING PUBLIC HEALTHCARE FUNDS?

October 11, 2018

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ANOTHER MEDICAL FIX NOT SUPPORTED BY EVIDENCE – NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (NRT) AND MEDICATIONS TO STOP TOBACCO USE

September 20, 2018

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LETHAL SMOKE SCREEN: MARIJUANA, TOBACCO, CHRONIC PAIN, AND THE OPIOID CRISIS

September 13, 2018

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MEDICAL INDUSTRY ENDORSES FDA VAPE HARM REDUCTION PLAN THAT LEADS TO CIGARETTE SMOKING BY KIDS AND FUELS THE DIABETES EPIDEMIC

August 23, 2018

UPDATE NEW EVIDENCE: SAFER SUPPLY IS LETHAL IN A WORSENING OPIOID CRISIS, ALWAYS HAS BEEN

June 13, 2025 No Comments

MEDIA CONSULT EXPERTS TO CELEBRATE NEW CDC DATA POINTING TO A WORSENING OPIOID CRISIS

June 6, 2025 No Comments

MEDIA ANOMALY: ELEMENTS OF ACCURATE REPORTING ON THE OPIOID CRISIS – AND OMISSIONS THAT PERPETUATE LETHAL HARM

May 30, 2025 No Comments

WITH NO EFFECTIVE NALOXONE RESPONSE, SOUTH DAKOTA ANOTHER REVELATORY LETHAL EXCEPTION TO DRAMATIC U.S. DROP IN OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS

May 23, 2025 No Comments

PREDICTABLE INCREASE IN HIGH RISK OPIOID USE, FATAL OVERDOSE AS MORE MEDICARE RECIPIENTS DISPENSED MEDICAL GOLD STANDARD CURE

May 20, 2025 No Comments

OPIOID CRISIS REALITY CHECK: IT’S THE NARCAN REDUCING DEATHS FUELED BY MEDICAL CURE FAILURE

May 16, 2025 No Comments

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