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11 Pounds of Methamphetamine Seized

The estimated value of the seized methamphetamine is $143,000.

(KLAMATH FALLS OR) - A California resident is facing charges in Klamath County following a Sunday morning Oregon State Police (OSP) traffic stop in Klamath Falls.

During the stop an OSP trooper discovered approximately 11 pounds of methamphetamine concealed inside the vehicle. The OSP Drug Enforcement Section is continuing the investigation.

Top `Experts` Keep Pushing OxyContin and Confusing Public About `Addiction`

Part 2 - "The Untouchables" - Lynn R. Webster, MD, Scott M. Fishman, MD and Lisa Robin, Federation of State Medical Boards -- what makes them think they are "untouchable"?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - As an example of these individuals perhaps feeling untouchable is an experience I had last week -- that plays out every day in all 50 states as well as Canada.

In talking with a 75 year old woman, I learned that her physician had prescribed OxyContin for her back pain a few weeks ago - 10 milligrams twice a day. In a couple of weeks, he increased her dosage to 30 milligrams twice a day.

Medical Marijuana for Headaches: Safer and Less Toxic than NSAIDS

A recent article in The New York Times, homing in on the pain reliever peril, systematically reviews the perils and lethality of the NSAIDS.

(PORTLAND, OR) - The anti-marijuana folks will take great offense at this, but it is a fact. Although NSAIDS are relatively non-toxic as compared to morphine, etc., they do have toxic attributes.

Even aspirin, the most common NSAIDS, kills about 1,000 patients per year. Other adverse side effects of NSAIDS include heart attacks, stroke, stomach and intestinal bleeding, damage to the liver and kidneys, and high blood pressure.

Purdue Pharma Places Price Tag on Life: We`re Worth $61.54 Each

A $13 billion pharmaceutical company responsible for criminally marketing OxyContin as less likely to be addictive or abused and Pike County, Kentucky thinks that $4 million will "make a difference"?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - This past week, Pike County, Kentucky settled its lawsuit against Purdue Pharma over the company’s narcotic painkiller OxyContin.

The amount? $4 million for approximately 65,000 people in Pike County If you do the math that equates to $61.54 per person in Pike County -- a county crippled by OxyContin in deaths and addictions.

Senate Investigations Could Blow Open Deadly `Undertreatment of Pain` Fiasco

Part I - What does the Federation of State Medical Boards have in common with Scott M. Fishman, MD, Lynn R. Webster, MD and others financially tied to the pharmaceutical industry -- resulting in an opioid epidemic devastating families throughout the country?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - The Federation of State Medical Boards and Drs. Fishman and Webster are all under the radar of the U.S. Senate looking into the culpability of the FSMB and other physicians.

The Senate is investigating possible financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry in pushing dangerous opioids for the "undertreatment" of pain in the country.

How John Kerry Exposed the Iran-Contra Scandal and Showed the Cracks in the War on Drugs

"Can't you tell that I came from the dope game? -- Blame Reagan for making me into a monster -- Blame Oliver North and Iran-Contra -- I ran contraband that they sponsored" -- Jay-Z, "Blue Magic"

(LOS ANGELES) - John Kerry being nominated to Secretary of the State brings his ever looming presence within the Iran Contra Scandal full circle.

The man responsible for uncovering a scandal that cocaine was being brought into the United States as part of a multicontinental black market with the knowledge of the CIA and U.S. government will now hold one of the most powerful international offices in the world.

America`s Book of Secrets - The Drug Wars Airs Tonight on History Channel 2

A new History Channel program takes a critical look at the drug war in America that represents such an abject failure in public and health policy.

(LOS ANGELES) - A new History Channel program examines the failed and costly drug war in America.

For the last 40 years the United States has spent nearly $1 Trillion to fight the War on Drugs and little progress has been made.

Why Won`t Scott Fishman Talk Straight About Drug Addiction?

"A person can become pharmacologically dependant to a pain medication but addiction does not always or usually occur." - Scott M. Fishman, MD

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - A few years ago, Scott M. Fishman, MD was interviewed by his employer, the University of California Davis and asked about the common problems in physicians treating pain patients.

Interesting topic for the time -- at the height of the opioid prescribing frenzy.

Marijuana Therapy = Heroin Therapy

One is usually very good --- one is frequently lethal.

(PORTLAND, OR) - I have been conducting online research to see how many federal agencies have been protecting us from the "evil weed" marijuana, as compared to the regularly available "strong painkiller" heroin.

The latter is actually prescribed in England as Brompton Cocktail, which contains heroin or other strong morphine-like drugs

PTSD: Oregon and the Cruelest, Most Dangerous Woman in the State With Her Drug War Against Veterans

Oregon Senator Betsy Close....

(PORTLAND, OR) - Sometimes I just can's believe what I am reading. The Oregon Legislature recently had hearings about including Combat PTSD for medical marijuana permits.

Senator Betsy Close was quoted as saying, "(I) am against expanding the medical marijuana program," and, "Marijuana does damage the body and especially the brain," and, "All drugs have side effects. This drug has documented brain damage and sex damage."