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Why Is Alcohol Socially Acceptable But Drugs Are Not?

Introduction Why is alcohol socially acceptable? Alcohol is everywhere—at celebrations, in movies, during sporting events, even at work happy hours. Most people don’t think twice about grabbing a drink. But if someone pulls out a bag of cocaine or a needle, the reaction is completely different. Why? What makes alcohol, a substance that kills thousands…

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Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Charges

One of the world’s largest producers of several opioid medications, Purdue Pharma, pleaded guilty to wrongful promotion of dangerous medications to physicians dating back to 1996. The settlement is for $8 billion but comes way too late to save the many lives of those who overdosed or those who are addicted to these dangerous medications,…