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Special Report: The Arizona Effect

Mexico's President says the bill represents an obstacle for the solution of common problems in the border region.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - In a controversial move, Arizona’s state legislature and Governor re-injected the immigration question back into the center of US politics.

SB 1070 gives local police authority to demand documents from any individual suspected of being in the US illegally.

The Alleged `Undertreatment of Pain` in the U.S. Military

The notion of "undertreatment of pain" involves a goal of addicting every class of people in our country with opioids -- even our bravest -- our military.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - The pharmaceutical industry, their pain societies/foundations and their lobbyists fought for a Military Bill for the "undertreatment of pain in our armed forces" and were successful at having the bill pass.

One of Big Pharma`s Biggest Operators Blows the Whistle

Dr John Rengen Virapen is a former scientist who after 35 years of work in the pharmaceutical industry, has left it to warn the public of the nefarious dealings and motives of the pharmaceutical industry.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Our writers, namely Dr. Phil Leveque and Marianne Skolek, have written at great length about the moral impropriety of the pharmaceutical industry. If you haven't noticed, this industry is banned from advertising on Salem-News.com.

A former member of big pharma business, Dr. John Renger Virapen, has come forward with serious charges against the industry at large, which backs much of the data we have published.

Alleged Head of the Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Extradited to U.S. From Mexico

Eight-year battle by defendant to avoid extradition ends with one way trip to San Antonio.

(SAN ANTONIO) - Juan Jose Quintero-Payan, 68, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, has been extradited to Texas to face four felony violations of the drug and racketeering statutes, José Angel Moreno and John E. Murphy.

U.S. Attorneys for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas, along with a special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Houston Division, made the announcement today.

Stephen Schneider and Linda Schneider Trial - Day 1

Jury selection will be completed tomorrow morning with the attorneys' opening statements after the lunch break.

(WICHITA, Kansas) - Two Years After Being Arrested Jury Selection Begins in Trial of "Pill Mill" Doc and Nurse Wife.

Jury selection is taking place today in a Federal Courthouse in Wichita, Kansas of Stephen Schneider, a former doctor, and his wife, Linda Schneider, a Licensed Practical Nurse who managed their medical clinic.

Trial of Kansas Pain Doctors Will be on Our Radar

"A lawyer's performance in the courtroom is responsible for about 25 percent of the outcome -- the remaining 75 percent depends on the facts." Melvin Belli (prominent American attorney July 29, 1907 – July 9, 1996)

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - Beginning Monday, April 26 I will be writing about the a trial taking place in Wichita, Kansas.

It is expected to run six to eight weeks. The 69 page indictment against the Schneiders suggests a serious pattern of questionable drug dealing and a large number of related deaths.

Pharmaceutical Scents

Purdue's scent strategy involves a balmy bouquet smell in its exhibits.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - With the time to develop a drug taking 10 to 15 years, and the cost to create it soaring more than 300 percent since 1987, the pharmaceutical industry is a competitive landscape.

Purdue Pharma, manufacturer of analgesics and other drugs, likes to create a sense of ease in its trade show exhibits and capture attendees’ attention by prescribing a bit of aromatherapy.

Time for Florida to Boot the Pill Mills

"It's time to tell southern Florida state lawmakers and the 'pill mills' they allow to stay in business -- to get out of Dodge -- We're taking back our state."

(FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.) - State lawmakers in southern Florida have given the "green light" to pill mills.

Time for Real Laws to Protect our Troops and Veterans

Doing nothing at all would be a huge improvement; allowing veterans to die quietly - it's better than the abuse.

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) - America has been at war for a decade.

For most of the war, we financed massive corruption through cutting benefits to veterans, even destroying thousands of their files and through discharging wounded soldiers under the diagnosis of “personality disorder,” often brought on by a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) or PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) caused by multiple combat deployments.

The Convicted Criminals Have Reformulated OxyContin, But is it Safer?

The United States has been involved in this epidemic of OxyContin addiction, abuse and death for well over a decade now.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - Last week I was invited by the FDA to participate in a teleconference on the reformulation of the drug, OxyContin.