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The Dangerous Panic Over Painkillers

Maia Szalavitz, The Fix. January 27, 2012.

The media trumpets a crisis in Rx painkiller addiction, but only 1% of patients get hooked. The result? Doctors treat patients like addicts, while addicts escape responsibility.

Do You Know Where Your Medicine Came From? Over 40% of Pills Made Overseas -- Many in Unregulated Factories

Paul Tullis, Miller-McCune Magazine. January 9, 2012.

Here's a look a look at where the stuff in your medicine cabinet comes from.

Pay Attention: How Big Pharma Contrived the Great American Adderall Drought

Moe Tkacik, The Fix. November 22, 2011.

During the Great Ritalin Scare of 1993, shortages prompted thousands to switch to Adderall. Now, Shire is contriving an Adderall drought to convert patients to a new ADD drug.

As Pill Abuse and Deaths Intensified, The DEA Boosted Painkiller Supply

Guy Taylor, Salon. October 12, 2011.

An epidemic of Oxycodone abuse has struck America in the last decade, but as law enforcement locked up street pushers and corrupt doctors, the DEA gave Big Pharma the go-ahead.

Big Pharma's Latest Shady Ploy to Sell Depression Drugs That People May Not Need

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. July 4, 2011.

The drug industry is coming up with ever more clever ways to pump Americans full of drugs they may not need -- and that may not even work.

Over-Prescribed: How Taking Too Many Pills is Hurting Americans

Cory Franklin, The Guardian. June 22, 2011.

Aggressive marketing pushes drugs on patients well beyond clinical usefulness, and it's thinning their wallets and threatening their health.

Nation of Pill Poppers: 19 Potentially Dangerous Drugs Pushed By Big Pharma

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. December 5, 2010.

Here are some of the dicey drugs many Americans are hooked on, thanks to greedy pharmaceutical companies.

Big Pharma Shamelessly Shills Dangerous Bone Drugs You Don't Need

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. November 10, 2010.

Drugs meant to strengthen bones may not work -- and many have a slew of harmful side-effects like a higher cancer risk, irregular heart rate, and stomach bleeding.

Pfizer: The Drug Giant That Makes Bank from Drugs That Can Kill You

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. July 10, 2010.

To say that Pfizer has been accused of wrongdoing is like saying BP had an oil spill.

Why Are We Drugging Our Kids?

Evelyn Pringle, TruthOut.org. December 14, 2009.

Psychiatric drugs are overprescribed and can even make mental symptoms worse in kids. They're also a goldmine for drug companies.

The Wholesale Sedation of America's Youth

Andrew M. Weiss, Skeptical Inquirer. May 5, 2009.

Eight million kids today have been diagnosed with mental disorders, and most receive some form of medication. Is this child abuse?