Salem-News.com Articles written by Marianne Skolek

Georgia - Yet Another State Dealing With an Epidemic of OxyContin Addiction, Death and Abuse

Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, lied about the addictive and abusive qualities of the drug, unleashing an unprecedented epidemic of death and addiction/

(ATLANTA) - As Georgia anxiously awaits a recently approved prescription drug monitoring database to track potentially addictive prescriptions, which will save lives, an argument takes place among lawmakers.

`Strange, isn`t it? Each Man`s Life Touches so Many Other Lives.`

Title is a line by Clarence the Angel from "It's a Wonderful Life"

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - As any parent who has lost a child knows, the anniversary of the death of the child is a reminder of the hole we carry in our hearts every day. My daughter, Jill died nine years ago on April 29. I was fortunate to be Jill's mommy (she never called me mom) for 29 years on earth.

I continue to be her mommy while she is in heaven and loving her and keeping her memory alive -- until we are reunited.

Kids: the New Guinea Pigs for Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma

"The more we do to you, the less you seem to believe we are doing it." - Dr. Josef Mengele, Infamous Nazi Doctor

(MYRTLE BEACH, Calif.) - Purdue Pharma, maker of the criminally marketed drug, OxyContin is actively "recruiting" participants for clinical studies in the treatment of "moderate" to "severe" pain -- in children ages 6 to 16!!!

University of Wisconsin Ethics Violation or Criminal Activity in Pain Studies

Another day on Purdue Pharma's dusty and dirty money trail.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - In 2006, researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a study of narcotic pain medication abuse citing a 500% increase in the amount of narcotic prescriptions written by physicians.

At the same time, two "researchers" from the University of Wisc. School of Medicine and Public Health went public and warned against increasing pain med regulation.

Florida Governor Who Opposes Prescription Drug Monitoring Joins Drug Trade Panel

"Human beings feel dishonor the most -- sometimes when they most deserve it!" - Mark Twain

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) - Earlier this week we published Rick Scott Elected Governor of Florida, But Voters Have a Charlatan in Office -- Not a Governor!

The story that illustrated the outrageous side of Florida politics, the state's new governor, and the relationship both play in the expanding Oxycontin crisis. Florida is where 85% of all Oxycontin sales take place.

Rick Scott Elected Governor of Florida, But Voters Have a Charlatan in Office -- Not a Governor!

"Once you give a charlatan power over you -- you almost never get it back" - Carl Sagan

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) - Florida sells nine times the number of prescription pain pills, compared to any other state. Yet newly elected Gov. Rick Scott blocked a prescription drug monitoring system in Florida, why would this be?

Maybe because Florida sees 85% of all OxyContin sales in the U.S.?

Part 2 - FDA`s Continual Responsibility for Making Our Children Into a Nation of Drug Addicts!

Why are parents allowing this to happen?

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - I recently wrote an article regarding the "Flamingo Pipeline" from Florida to New York of OxyContin Trafficking.

Every state in the U.S. -- as well as Canada -- has been fighting a war to keep our children from becoming a statistic in the OxyContin epidemic the FDA has allowed to become a runaway train in death.

Part I - Flamingo Pipeline - Florida to New York City - OxyContin Epidemic

"I am deeply sorry I did not live up to what was expected" - Eliot Spitzer, disgraced governor of New York upon leaving office

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - Even though 34 states already have a monitoring program in place, Gov. Rick Scott of Florida says the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is "unproven" and could "violate people's right to privacy."

Is Scott on track for becoming this country's next disgraced governor?

Safe People Vs. Unsafe People

"Truth is generally the best vindication against slander"- Abraham Lincoln

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - A dear friend recently recommended a book to me entitled "Safe People - How to Find Relationships That Are Good For You -- And Avoid Those That Aren't" written by Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend.

OxyContin and Purdue: Dancing with the Devil in Ohio

"The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists"- J. Edgar Hoover

(AKRON) - State of Ohio - If you think the "Cavalry" is riding into Ohio to cure your OxyContin epidemic, think again.