Salem-News.com Articles written by Marianne Skolek

Is Purdue Pharma Using Kids as Guinea Pigs?

"It is not truth that matters, but victory." Adolf Hitler

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - On April 23, 2011 I wrote an article for Salem-News.com on children being used as guinea pigs by Purdue Pharma in clinical trials of OxyContin -- ages 6 to 16. See link below.

I questioned why the FDA and government agencies were allowing these clinical trials to take place in view of the epidemic this country has experienced with death, addiction and abuse because of the lies used in the marketing of OxyContin.

OxyContin Smuggling Arrests - the Stamford Connection

"When a person cannot deceive himself -- the chances are against his being able to deceive other people." Mark Twain

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - So help answer this Assistant US Attorney Kale and US Attorney Fein:

"What's the difference" between the TSA agents and law enforcement officers accepting cash for illegal sale of OxyContin -- and a high ranking law enforcement officer being on the payroll of convicted felons, responsible for the Tsunami of OxyContin death and addiction throughout the country?

Remember a Generation of `Willpower` and not a Generation of Popping Pills?

Pfizer disagrees with the FDA, but must turnover all of its data regarding adverse cardiovascular events to the FDA. Chantix serves as a reminder that a pill cannot cure everything.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - Having a problem giving up smoking cigarettes?  Know that you are cutting years off your life with this unhealthy "habit?"

Are Pill Mill Doctors Managing Pain to Death?

Suspected 'pill mill' doctor Kevin Buckwalter, has been defending himself against lawsuits in Clark County District Court filed by families of five patients who died.

(LAS VEGAS, Nv.) - Recently a verdict in the Casey Anthony trial stunned the nation when the 25 year old mother accused of killing her 2 year old baby girl, Caylee was found not guilty by a jury.

SOLACE for Ohio and Appreciation for State`s Relentless Drug Fighting Heroes

The "Mission Statement" of SOLACE is to reach people who have lost loved ones to drugs, to help the addicted make changes to their lives and to prevent future pain in the addict and family members.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - I have written extensively about a town in Ohio called Portsmouth where a police chief by the name of Charles Horner and a public health nurse named Lisa Roberts are the Matt Dillon and Annie Oakley of their community.

Socially Programming America for Increased Drug Abuse

“To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.” Confucius

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - On August 21, 2010 I wrote an article for Salem-News.com entitled "Purdue Pharma Markets Deadly Drugs Through Facebook."

State of Ohio Leads Nation in Fighting `Pill Mill Doctors`

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." Albert Einstein

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - Effective immediately, the Ohio State Medical Board permanently revoked the medical license of Portsmouth, Ohio obstetrician/gynecologist John Temponeras.

The Board’s action was the result of a June 8 citation issued by the Board related to the immediate suspension of Temponeras’ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration in May.

Fighting for a Better Day in Drug Plagued Ohio

"The computer should be the smoking gun -- but there are a lot of ways to hide information on a computer -- and you need a well-trained person to unlock it." Robert Morgester

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy has taken a $1 million check from Purdue Pharma to participate in a prescription monitoring program. Is there a "smoking gun" involved here Ohio Governor Kasich?

In March 2011, the NABP announced that the prescription monitoring programs of North Dakota, Ohio and Virginia entered into agreements to participate in the PMP Interconnect™ system, currently under development.

Portsmouth, Ohio Heroes are Without a Police Headquarters

Purdue Pharma owes it to this brave community of people fighting the OxyContin tsunami perpetrated by the pharmaceutical company.

(PORTSMOUTH, Ohio) - It recently came to my attention that the small community of Portsmouth, Ohio in Scioto County, Ohio is fighting crime and their prescription drug epidemic without a police headquarters facility.

It was closed down in 2010 due to an asbestos and black mold problem. The 40 officers of the Portsmouth Police Department are scattered in buildings throughout the town.

Maker of OxyContin Keeps Drug Flowing in Nova Scotia

They call their efforts "reducing the burden of chronic pain".

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - Purdue Pharma Canada (maker of OxyContin) made a "generous" donation to the QEII Pain Clinic in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the amount of $130,000. Their support of the treatment of chronic pain is because they claim one in five Nova Scotians suffer from chronic pain.