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Harry Nelson
The United States of Opioids: A Prescription for Liberating a Nation in Pain
Charleston, S. C.: ForbesBooks, 2019
See also: “Work to be Such a Man,” “Kensington,” & “Opiates for America’s Heartland”
Opioid abuse is one of the major problems affecting Americans today, and it is also a factor in the Great Replacement. (more…)
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In March 2023, the City of Toronto released a report that outlines its plan to decriminalize the possession of all hard drugs, including fentanyl and crack cocaine, for persons of any age. (more…)
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I was recently sitting in the examination room at a medical clinic with a relative who is undergoing treatment for an aggressive form of cancer. While waiting for the oncologist to enter, my attention shifted to an LCD display on the wall that was showing a promotional video, featuring the drugs used to treat various forms of cancer. With each specific one that appeared, the scrolling would pause momentarily and show a visual with the name of the drug that is used to treat it, a large photograph of a presumably typical patient, and an invitation to follow up for additional drug information. (more…)
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Trey Garrison & Richard McClure
Opioids for the Masses: Big Pharma’s War on Middle America and the White Working Class
Quakertown, Pa.: Antelope Hill Publishing, 2021
Opioids are a major killer. This poison has infiltrated every part of the American heartland, especially the post-industrial Rust Belt and Appalachian coal country. Working-class white Americans whose parents and grandparents scorned the recreational drug users of the 1960s are now hopelessly addicted themselves. (more…)