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Oxycontin Tsunami Claims Thousands

On this first day of a new year, we join the world in feeling enormous sadness over a great human tragedy... The carnage is of a scale that defies comprehension." US President George W. Bush (January 2005 about a Tsunami in Indonesia)

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - The above quotation applies to the Tsunami of OxyContin addiction and death in every state in the country when Purdue Pharma obtains approval for clinical trials of non-malignant pain in children -- ages 6 to 17 -- beginning in September 2011.

I wrote about these clinical trials that were being driven by Purdue Pharma and made a comparison of Purdue Pharma's physician, Dr. Deborah Steiner and Dr. Josef Mengele, the "angel of death" under Adolf Hitler.

Are Oxycontin Doctors Overmedicating Kids to Death?

"There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it -- ALWAYS." Mahatma Gandhi

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - In June 2010, I wrote about Lisa Humphrey, MD at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Ohio who was quoted as saying:

"Recognizing and treating pain in children can be a challenge. Unlike adults, kids may not cry or complain when in pain."

The State of Ohio Seizes the Day: Sends Pill Mills Packing- Part 2

Health officials say the illegal distribution of painkillers leads to hundreds of overdose deaths in Ohio each year.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - Last Monday I wrote an article on the "pill mill" crisis in Scioto County, Ohio and how a committed group of very determined people were taking their community back in an effort to save their kids' lives.

On Tuesday, the DEA, working with the FBI and local law enforcement, took action against four doctors and a pharmacy in Scioto County.

So I Went back to Ohio...
Declaring a Public Health Emergency Over Oxycontin

Peter Finch may have shouted the line "I'm mad as hell -- and I'm not going to take it anymore" in the movie Network, but Ohio is madder over an OxyContin epidemic killing their kids.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - Scioto County, Ohio, in a pocket of Appalachia -- is thought by some to be 'lower class' -- maybe even uneducated -- but Scioto County is losing families

The biggest challenge; losing their kids to prescription narcotics -- namely OxyContin.

Georgia - Yet Another State Dealing With an Epidemic of OxyContin Addiction, Death and Abuse

Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, lied about the addictive and abusive qualities of the drug, unleashing an unprecedented epidemic of death and addiction/

(ATLANTA) - As Georgia anxiously awaits a recently approved prescription drug monitoring database to track potentially addictive prescriptions, which will save lives, an argument takes place among lawmakers.

`Strange, isn`t it? Each Man`s Life Touches so Many Other Lives.`

Title is a line by Clarence the Angel from "It's a Wonderful Life"

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - As any parent who has lost a child knows, the anniversary of the death of the child is a reminder of the hole we carry in our hearts every day. My daughter, Jill died nine years ago on April 29. I was fortunate to be Jill's mommy (she never called me mom) for 29 years on earth.

I continue to be her mommy while she is in heaven and loving her and keeping her memory alive -- until we are reunited.

Oxycontin Clinics: They are Erupting Like Toadstools

Chills run down my spine when I think about it.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Marianne Skolek has been writing about the bad effects of Oxycontin for Salem-News.com for about three years. I have been aware of Oxycontin which is rightfully called “hillbilly heroin” for good reason.

It is most likely the most addicting and lethally dangerous drug ever approved by the FDA (Food & Drug Administration).

Kids: the New Guinea Pigs for Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma

"The more we do to you, the less you seem to believe we are doing it." - Dr. Josef Mengele, Infamous Nazi Doctor

(MYRTLE BEACH, Calif.) - Purdue Pharma, maker of the criminally marketed drug, OxyContin is actively "recruiting" participants for clinical studies in the treatment of "moderate" to "severe" pain -- in children ages 6 to 16!!!

University of Wisconsin Ethics Violation or Criminal Activity in Pain Studies

Another day on Purdue Pharma's dusty and dirty money trail.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - In 2006, researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a study of narcotic pain medication abuse citing a 500% increase in the amount of narcotic prescriptions written by physicians.

At the same time, two "researchers" from the University of Wisc. School of Medicine and Public Health went public and warned against increasing pain med regulation.

Florida Government is Right Out of the Wizard of Oz

House Speaker Dean Cannon, the Lion, needs the courage to allow debate on the Governor’s conflict of interests with some proposed legislation.

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) - You have no idea how much damage is being done in the state of Florida by Governor Scott and the Republican dominated legislature. Scott's approval rating is 35% since his inauguration.

Cutting funding for children with disabilities, not more help for transplant recipients, property taxes go up; college tuition at state colleges and universities nearly doubles...