Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with drug-abuse www.salem-news.com 2010 As a dedicated writer, Marianne Skolek, who has generated 130 articles for Salem-News.com, has been named 'Investigative Reporter' by the group's News Editor, Tim King. Marianne's first article, Losing a Loved One to Hillybilly Heroin - OxyContin, was published in July 2009. http://salem-news.com/articles/january232012/skolek-promotion-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january232012/skolek-promotion-tk.php Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:10:00 PST When most people think of human trafficking, they envision victims trafficked into the international sex trade. But consider the complaint filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center in the class action case of Mairi Nunag-Tañedo, et al. v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, et al. http://salem-news.com/articles/january212012/human-trafficking-rs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january212012/human-trafficking-rs.php Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:17:00 PST I presume that a few people will disagree with my thesis. I will admit to a few exceptions and I will address them later. For my own review, I pulled up the standard doses of the opiates, (from opium) and the opioids, not from opium but totally synthetic. http://salem-news.com/articles/january172012/marijuana-painkiller-pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january172012/marijuana-painkiller-pl.php Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:52:00 PST The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is published by the American Psychiatric Association. The DSM provides a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders, which is used in the United States and to some extent internationally, by clinicians, researchers, psychiatric drug regulation agencies, health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and policy makers. http://salem-news.com/articles/november292011/pharma-mental-health-rs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november292011/pharma-mental-health-rs.php Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:39:00 PST There are good reasons to question last year’s Navy Criminal Investigative Agency (NCIS) cold case investigation into the death of Marine Colonel James E. Sabow. He was found dead at his quarters at MCAS El Toro, CA, by his wife on the morning of January 22, 1991. http://salem-news.com/articles/november172011/sabow-murder-evidence-ro.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november172011/sabow-murder-evidence-ro.php Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:53:00 PST Los Zetas, Mexico’s most violent criminal organization, is purchasing heavy weapons in Central America for use in clashes with army soldiers, the Defense Secretariat says. Sources from the 4th Military Region told Efe Thursday that Los Zetas and other criminal gangs are purchasing “anti-armored-vehicle rockets and armaments.” http://salem-news.com/articles/november122011/zeta-weapons.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november122011/zeta-weapons.php Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:13:00 PST I’ve been working with Dr. David Sabow, the brother of Marine Colonel James Sabow who was murdered in his quarters at MCAS El Toro, California, in 1991. A few weeks ago Dr. Sabow asked me to help him in writing a book about his brother’s murder and his 20 year investigation to bring the guilty to trial. http://salem-news.com/articles/november082011/sabow-murder-pkg-ro.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november082011/sabow-murder-pkg-ro.php Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:38:00 PST Sadly, the last presidential administration taught us the lesson, that if you lie often enough, and the media carries it, almost anything can be conveyed to the public. Well, one thing must be set straight, when it comes to the looming drug cartel violence south of the U.S. border; is that our agency and another, the narcosphere, knew that the U.S. military was involved in operations working inside of Mexico, and both agencies reported this more than a year ago, in September 2010. http://salem-news.com/articles/october302011/border-of-truth-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october302011/border-of-truth-tk.php Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:55:00 PDT This past week, an investigative journalist named Guy Taylor wrote an eye-opening expose' regarding the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and their part in the staggering production of narcotics in this country in the past decade plus. Mr. Taylor's article in its entirety is linked below. For years, I have questioned government agencies why a dangerous drug such as OxyContin is in such plentiful supply on the streets. http://salem-news.com/articles/october182011/dea-enablers-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october182011/dea-enablers-ms.php Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:53:00 PDT Drugs and Guns are the two most prolific and profitable industries in the world. As long as we operate under the same rules of capitalist endeavor, and materialism which we have been for so many centuries, nothing we can do will change the system or the situation. http://salem-news.com/articles/october142011/us-putin-cartels-dm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october142011/us-putin-cartels-dm.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:39:00 PDT Yesterday I received a telephone call from Katherine Eban (also writes under Katherine Eban Finkelstein), an award-winning investigative reporter, who writes for Fortune Magazine -- Eban is also a Rhodes Scholar and author of a book "Dangerous Doses."  She purportedly wanted to interview me about an expose on Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin which would be written focusing on the company after they pleaded guilty to criminally marketing OxyContin. http://salem-news.com/articles/september302011/purdue-writer-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september302011/purdue-writer-ms.php Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:11:00 PDT 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. http://salem-news.com/articles/september272011/purdue-guinea-pigs-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september272011/purdue-guinea-pigs-ms.php Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:33:00 PDT Although I have written only sparingly about the ATF’s misguided attempts to sell and track guns as they went into Mexico, Operation Fast and Furious, I have followed it with some interest. It is the best example of a sting operation gone bad and as a result, people have died, including one of our own Border Patrol agents. As a direct result of Fast and Furious, Agent Brian Terry was killed with a weapon that was traced back to the operation. http://salem-news.com/articles/september232011/fast-furious-ldj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september232011/fast-furious-ldj.php Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:14:00 PDT 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? http://salem-news.com/articles/september182011/drug-arrest-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september182011/drug-arrest-ms.php Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:49:00 PDT Drug Czar “Gateway” Gil Kerlikowske reminds me of “Baghdad Bob”. Do you remember the invasion of Iraq back in 2003 when Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, the spokesperson known as “Baghdad Bob”, issued such proclamations “I triple guarantee you, there are no American soldiers in Baghdad” “They are retreating on all fronts. Their military effort is a subject of laughter throughout the world”, even as tanks were entering the city on live TV feed behind him? http://salem-news.com/articles/september142011/drug-czar-rb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september142011/drug-czar-rb.php Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:53:00 PDT In May 2011, Mexican investigators uncovered another mass clandestine grave with dozens of mutilated corpses; bringing the total number of victims to 40,000 killed since 2006 when the Calderon regime announced its “war on drug traffickers” Backed by advisers, agents and arms, the White House has been the principal promotor of a ‘war’ that has totally decimated Mexico’s society and economy. http://salem-news.com/articles/august302011/war-genocide-jp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august302011/war-genocide-jp.php Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:54:00 PDT In 1967, the Mexican resort of Acapulco was shining in all its splendor and glory. Showered in fame and fortune, Acapulco was the playground of Hollywood stars and a must-shoot for Mexican filmmakers. Enjoying a reputation as a peaceful but party-filled destination, the Pacific port became the model for an international tourism industry that gave millions of gringos their lasting impressions of Mexico, its people and its culture. http://salem-news.com/articles/august282011/acapulco-tourism.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august282011/acapulco-tourism.php Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:18:00 PDT On August 21, 2010 I wrote an article for Salem-News.com entitled "Purdue Pharma Markets Deadly Drugs Through Facebook." http://salem-news.com/articles/august212011/social-oxycontin-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august212011/social-oxycontin-ms.php Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:14:00 PDT 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. http://salem-news.com/articles/august142011/pill-mills-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august142011/pill-mills-ms.php Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:18:00 PDT 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. http://salem-news.com/articles/august072011/ohio-drugs-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august072011/ohio-drugs-ms.php Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:48:00 PDT 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. http://salem-news.com/articles/august042011/ohio-oxycontin-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august042011/ohio-oxycontin-ms.php Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:17:00 PDT 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. Below is off the website of the Queen Elizabeth II Health Services Centre in Halifax, recipient of the donation from Purdue Pharma. It's interesting that the "average wait time" is 3 years. http://salem-news.com/articles/july302011/oxycontin-canadams.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july302011/oxycontin-canadams.php Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:25:00 PDT Ohio is not sitting back and letting drugs - namely OxyContin take over their communities and destroy families. They are fighting back and every other state in the country should be demonstrating the courage they are showing. http://salem-news.com/articles/july192011/ohio-oxy-fight-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july192011/ohio-oxy-fight-ms.php Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:24:00 PDT This month, the State of Washington will begin implementing new regulations for physicians and prescribers who treat their chronic pain patients with opiates. Those responsible for the law say it is meant to provide patients with better pain care -- and importantly to prevent increasing overdose deaths. http://salem-news.com/articles/july142011/washington-oxycontin-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july142011/washington-oxycontin-ms.php Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:50:00 PDT The family of murdered Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry says they may seek justice by suing the federal government. Terry family attorney Paul Charlton explains in a current FOX News article that Brian was killed in December 2010 at the hands of an illegal immigrant working for the Sinaloa Cartel while patrolling an area near Tucson known as Rio Rico. http://salem-news.com/articles/july122011/brian-terry-le.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july122011/brian-terry-le.php Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:53:00 PDT The Washington Legal Foundation is concerned with our government debarring General Counsel Howard Udell, CEO Michael Friedman and Chief Medical Officer Paul Goldenheim of Purdue Pharma from involvement in any federal healthcare programs for 12 years. They feel it "raises serious constitutional due process concerns about the government's interpretation" of the law. http://salem-news.com/articles/july012011/udell-ourdue-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july012011/udell-ourdue-ms.php Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:31:00 PDT Fox News reports that U.S. military troops are taking more prescription medication than ever. US troops Heavily Medicated on Prescription Drugs, the report warns. The bottom line is that the men and women of the US armed forces are taking more addictive medication than they ever have in the past. http://salem-news.com/articles/june232011/drugged-soldiers-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june232011/drugged-soldiers-ms.php Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:38:00 PDT On June 16, the "New York Times" published a story regarding OxyContin being harder to abuse -- but users "persevere." http://salem-news.com/articles/june212011/oxycontin-abuse-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june212011/oxycontin-abuse-ms.php Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:45:00 PDT The recent raid of a stash site on the Mexican side of the border suspected of containing a cache of guns and/or drugs is drawing attention once again to the U.S. border town of Columbus, N.M. This is where 11 people, including the mayor, police chief and a village trustee, were recently indicted on gun-running charges. http://salem-news.com/articles/june202011/tosh-mexico-bc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june202011/tosh-mexico-bc.php Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:19:00 PDT On Memorial Day, Albuquerque resident Michael Brown embarked on a run of more than 260-miles to the US-Mexico border. The long-distance runner began his marathon at the spot where the bodies of 11 murdered women were found on Albuquerque’s West Mesa back in February 2009. Headed south, the US Navy veteran stopped at a grave site to honor his fallen military brethren and then visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Truth or Consequences, NM. http://salem-news.com/articles/june182011/grito-de-el-paso-kp-2.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june182011/grito-de-el-paso-kp-2.php Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:19:00 PDT