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Who Is Responsible for America’s Opioid Crisis? Somehow Rite Aid, Just Rite Aid.

Who Is Responsible for America’s Opioid Crisis? Somehow Rite Aid, Just Rite Aid.

Witnessing the End of an Era I stood outside my local Rite Aid and watched the pharmacy sign come down for the last time. This store, a staple of the neighborhood for decades, is just one of thousands being shuttered or sold off as Rite Aid faces bankruptcy. The manager, a fixture in our community, looked utterly defeated. As I learned the reason for these closures, I grew even more frustrated and… Read more

The Real Drug Dealers: How Big Pharma Got Away with Mass Addiction

The Real Drug Dealers: How Big Pharma Got Away with Mass Addiction

If you ever forget how corrupt our government is, just look at how they handled the opioid epidemic. For two decades, doctors and pharmaceutical companies pumped opioids into anyone who walked into a clinic. It didn’t matter if you had a sore back, a stubbed toe, or just felt down. The entire system was rotten. Drug reps showed up with gifts, tickets, free vacations, and fancy dinners—all to bribe doctors into pushing… Read more