Purdue Pharma is the drug company which makes the quite controversial pain medication known as Oxycontin. They filed for bankruptcy protection which will help them to temporarily stop the thousands of lawsuits coming in with alleged claims that the company made billions of dollars while contributing to the opioid crisis […]
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This Doctor Will Spend 40 Years in Prison because of Illegal Opioid Prescription of 500,000 Doses
Last Wednesday, former doctor Joel Smithers who ran a medical practice in Virginia was sentenced to 40 years in prison due to illegal opioid prescription. He faces a minimum sentence of two decades and a maximum of life. He was convicted on more than 800 counts of illegal distribution of […]
5 Popular Pharmaceutical Drugs That Immediately Destroy Your Health
In a lot of cases, prescribed meds can be essential for saving lives and improving acute health problems. However, they are not the best solution for chronic health problems and if you rely on them long-term, you can worsen your overall health. Nowadays, a lot of people take prescribed meds […]