One of the worst aspects of the opioid epidemic is the fact that it could have been fixed YEARS ago, had it not been for corporate-owned politicians. Mike Papantonio and Farron Cousins discuss this issue. Transcript: Mike Papantonio: One of the worst aspects of the...

Thanks to emergency regulations filed by the New York State Department of Health, any patient who has a prescription for an opioid medication has the ready option of replacing it with one for medical cannabis. The new regulations went into effect on July 12. Prior to...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is finally taking action against online “pharmacies” selling illegal opioid medications to the public. A total of 53 websites, including AnonShop and OneStopPharma, are currently operated by nine companies which have received...

The attorneys general of Minnesota and Utah are bringing legal action against two major pharmaceutical companies over the manner in which they have been marketing opioid medications. In addition, Minnesota's Board of Pharmacy alleges that Insys Therapeutics violated a...

The opioid addiction crisis continues unabated and federal regulators so far have failed to take any meaningful action. In an attempt to force pharmaceutical companies to bear some of the cost of treatment, several lawsuits have been filed by state, local and tribal...

While Trump continues to bluster and make his usual empty “promises” and legislators on Capitol Hill have nothing better to offer than “thoughts and prayers,” states that have made medical cannabis available to their residents are seeing significant reductions in...

As the current federal Administration under its current poor excuse for leadership continues to flail about incompetently in the face of the nation's opioid addiction crisis, litigators who have taken up the cause of holding manufacturers and suppliers accountable...

Late in October, Trump finally decided to acknowledge the seriousness of America's opioid addiction crisis. Considering that federal funds available to deal with the crisis total less than $60,000, his declaration – like so many of his so-called “actions” over the...

There are many persons and institutions that bear responsibility for America's opioid epidemic, including drug companies and their distributors, dishonest physicians who operate “pill mills,” and even the Department of Justice. However, in too many cases, opioid...

It appears that are no limits to which Insys Therapeutics won't go in order to boost its opioid profits. Last week, the state of Arizona and health care provider Anthem filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against the Chandler-based pharmaceutical company over its powerful...