A Critical Discourse

HEALTHCARE

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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

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DOXA DECONSTRUCTED: CHRONIC PAIN IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK, IS WHAT YOU BELIEVE

August 15, 2018

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CHRONIC PAIN: THE RESEARCH SAYS FIND A THERAPIST

August 15, 2018

LOUISIANA OPIOID CRISIS DRAMATIC DROP IN DEATHS, “WE HAVE FLOODED THE COMMUNITY WITH NARCAN”

May 2, 2025 No Comments

UTAH OPIOID CRISIS: RETURN TO SURGING OVERDOSE DEATHS WAS PREDICTABLE AND NOT A WEST COAST EFFECT

April 25, 2025 No Comments

SHAM SURVEYS: PRISON-LIKE SURVEILLANCE AND PUNISHMENTS NULLIFY VALIDITY OF NATIONAL IN-SCHOOL ELECTRONIC STUDENT SELF-DISCLOSURE OF DRUG USE

April 18, 2025 No Comments

AMERICA’S LEADERS AND EXPERTS TAKE ON THE OPIOID CRISIS

April 11, 2025 No Comments

AS AN OPIOID CRISIS MEDICAL MISINFORMATION PLAGUE RAGES FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO NEW YORK AND BETWEEN, OD DEATHS IN S.F. PREDICTABLY TREND BACK UP

April 4, 2025 No Comments

DOCTORS DEFY FEDERAL OPIOID CRISIS SAFE PRESCRIBING RULES FOR HIGH-RISK POPULATION

March 28, 2025 No Comments

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