A Critical Discourse

SUBSTANCE USE

street scene in Portland, Oregon

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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AN OREGON TELEHEALTH TURF WAR EXPOSES A FAILED MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM

September 4, 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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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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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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OPIOID CRISIS CALIFORNIA: 8 MILLION+ DISTRIBUTED KITS, A HALF MILLION+ DEATHS PREVENTED WITH NALOXONE AS EMERGENCY HARM REDUCTION AGAINST LETHAL EXPERT TREATMENT FAILURE

April 10, 2026

Young person in a cloud of smoke due to vaping

YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE HAS BEEN WORSENING WHILE EXPERTS AND MEDIA CELEBRATE FABRICATED GAINS AGAINST IT

December 26, 2025

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NEW LARGE STUDIES: KIDS’ HEALTH IN SERIOUS DECLINE IN AMERICA DUE TO STRESS AND SUBSTANCE USE

August 15, 2025

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

April 18, 2025

young person sitting alone outside a residence

MISSING FROM CARE: CONTINUING HARM TO KIDS FROM PANDEMIC DISRUPTIONS, NOT COVID, TAKING AN UNSEEN TOLL, BURIED BY EXPERT LIES

February 21, 2025

Youth vaping

COVID INFECTION ASSOCIATION WITH YOUTH TYPE 2 DIABETES A MYSTERY . . . OR NOT

December 25, 2024

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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