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Two Physicians and Their Motives Leading to Financial Gain

Part 3 in a series: Curtis Wright, MD and Perry Fine, MD connected by deceit in the prescription drug epidemic killing and addicting in the U.S. and Canada.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - For those not familiar with Curtis Wright, MD, he was employed by the FDA from 1989 to October 1997, serving in multiple capacities.

My Opiate Experience

Part 2 of a series; see Part 1 here

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - "A Chronic Pain Patient" speaks out about the over-prescribing of painkillers by physicians without rambling, blaming abusers, defending their use of multiple painkillers and denying addiction.

It`s not all about `Abuse` -- Let`s tell it like it is -- It`s `Addiction` and pharma and the FDA is responsible for it

Part 1 of a series

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) have filed a Citizens Petition to the FDA putting pressure on the agency to change the labeling of Opioids.

Before the pharmaceutical companies such as Purdue Pharma, maker of their lethal drug, OxyContin continue their marketing of the word "abuse", let's throw out the word "addiction" to them.

Marijuana Vs. Methadone

Cannabis/marijuana had never killed anybody in the probable 5,000 years of its use in medicine.

(MOLALLA, OR) - The New York Times published on July 10, 2012 that Methadone accounted for about 1/3 of deaths caused by opiate and opioids pain relievers in 2009 but they didn’t give the actual figure.

The opiate, Oxycodone, causes the most deaths followed by hydrocodone, (Vicodin) and Morphine but the opioid Methadone which had been used mostly to get addicts off heroin is now widely used as a pain killer.

Wake Up FDA - Terminate the Endless Financial Benefits of Big Pharma or Resign

FDA board already committing professional suicide with their advocacy for pharma.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - Michael David Israel, every parent's son whose mom and dad could not allow the senseless over-prescribing of opioids to further take our kids lives -- are heroes in every sense of the word.

Avi and Julie Israel are fighting a tireless effort to prevent further suicides of our young people when they become addicted to overly prescribed opioids.

Sleeping Watchdog?
FDA`s Ridiculous Position on Drug Addiction

This article dedicated to the memory of Peter who died Dec 23, 2001 at age 25 - accidental Oxycontin overdose.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - As a teen and young adult Pete loved to watch football, wrestling and anything Star Wars.

When will the U.S. Senate Investigate the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Ties to Pharma?

An FDA spokesperson was quoted as saying "We're trying our best not to point fingers" when asked for the names of the pharmaceutical companies pushing these dangerous, unauthorized versions of OxyContin.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - The FDA never disappoints me.

The big news this week coming from the FDA is that they are "cracking down" on pharmaceutical companies manufacturing and distributing "unapproved" drugs that contain Oxycodone -- also known as OxyContin in time release formula.

Senate Investigation of Pharma Doctors- It`s a Chance to Reverse National Drug Epidemic

You gotta leave the kids alone
You're acting like a child but your lookin' fully grown
You gotta leave the kids alone - (Lyrics from Leave The Kids Alone)

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - I have been writing a series of articles for Salem-News.com on some of the physicians under U.S. Senate investigation for their financial ties to the lucrative pharmaceutical industry and the resulting prescription drug epidemic.

It's something the U.S. is fighting in addiction, death and abuse.

Historic Criminal Conspiracy case against the Vatican and Crown of England in the Federal Court of Canada

Class action suit is the first of its kind.

(TORONTO, Canada) - The Association of Citizen Prosecutors and The International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State announces the first class action lawsuit in Canadian history against the Vatican, the Crown of England, Canada and its churches, and big pharmaceutical companies.

Can Big Pharma`s Denial of Drug Addiction Weather a Senate Investigation?

The prescription drug epidemic appears to have financial ties to the makers of the same drugs ravaging the U.S. and Canada.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - For the past few weeks, I have been writing a series for Salem-News.com on the Senate Investigation into pharmaceutical companies, their financially funded pain societies and several physicians.

They all may be profiting lucratively into the billion dollar prescription drug epidemic affecting families in every state in the country.