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As Calls For Change On The Opioid Crisis Reach A Fever Pitch, Here Is A Look At Just How Bad It Has Gotten

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As Calls For Change On The Opioid Crisis Reach A Fever Pitch, Here Is A Look At Just How Bad It Has Gotten
Just How Bad Is The Opioid Crisis? Here Is A Snapshot Of An Epidemic The U.S. has suffered numerous drug crises over the course of its history, real and manufactured. From the ban on absinthe at the turn of the last century–a case against which built almost solely on the story of one mentally unbalanced man who went on a three-day absinthe bender and murdered his family–to Prohibition, to Harry Anslinger’s reefer madness of the 1930s (which lingers to this day) to the parallel crack and powder cocaine epidemics of the 1980s and 1990s that resulted in such different outcomes for their respective users, Americans are no strangers to drug-related problems.… Read the rest

North America’s Biggest Liver Killer Under Attack: Canadian Government To Label Acetaminophen-Containing Products

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North America’s Biggest Liver Killer Under Attack: Canadian Government To Label Acetaminophen-Containing Products
Deadly Acetaminophen’s Time May Finally Be Coming: Canada Announces Plans To Label Products That Contain It Acetaminophen has long been a secret killer, holding the dubious honor in both the U.S. and the U.K. of leading the way on acute liver failure causes. Tylenol and other acetaminophen-containing products are the underlying cause of over 100,000 calls to poison control centers every year, leading to 50,000 emergency room visits, 26,000 hospitalizations, and more than 450 deaths from liver failure.… Read the rest