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10/11/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock kept a doctor “on retainer” to keep feeding him mind-altering psychotropic drugs

The man behind the recent Las Vegas massacre has something in common with the perpetrators of many other mass shootings in recent years: Psychiatric drug use. A court deposition in a civil lawsuit filed by Paddock over a slip-and-fall incident against the Cosmopolitan Hotel that was obtained by CNN provides insight into his state of […]

02/07/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Man prescribed unnecessary antidepressants for 20 years

There is no doubt that depression is a serious and debilitating disease. Those trapped in its clutches often feel utterly helpless, and many turn to pharmaceutical drugs for relief. Unfortunately, these drugs carry serious side effects and can cause long-term harm. And in an increasing number of cases, patients who are prescribed these mind-altering drugs […]

03/14/2016 / By D. Samuelson

These 5 popular prescription drugs could be replaced with medicinal marijuana

That pharmaceutical drugs are labeled “popular” belies a tragic commentary on the success of death merchants promoting their womb to tomb toxic concoctions. These sample poisons arrive on the shelves via targeted media and promotional campaigns, aided by a well-oiled pipeline of white washed sepulchers posing as physicians. But here’s the good news: a national trend of recognizing and delivering the healing powers of herbs is underway. […]

11/06/2015 / By Julie Wilson

Big Pharma pills and heroin responsible for more than half of drug overdoses

Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury and death in the United States, with prescription drugs and heroin being responsible for more than half of those deaths, according to statistics from the year 2013, the latest numbers made available by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Drug overdoses surpassed motor vehicle-related fatalities, with gun-related […]

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