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Category Archives: News

We have combed the Web for recent news items related to PDA. Based on the sheer number of news items we find, it is apparent this is a serious epidemic.
Our older news items are kept in an archive that you can search.

American Greed: Making a Killing – Doctor Drug Dealer

National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Posted on March 8, 2017 by April RoveroJanuary 5, 2019

Check out the trailer for American Greed’s program airing on 3/13/17 focused on Dr. Lisa Tseng who put $5M before the health of her patients with devastating consequences. View the entire program here: https://view.yahoo.com/show/american-greed/episode/60855932/making-a-killing-doctor-drug-dealer 

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In Depth: Deadly addiction in the suburbs

National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Posted on February 6, 2017 by Hank MoreiraFebruary 16, 2017

All too often we talk about it as something that happens on a dark street corner, but as we’ll show you, it’s happening in well-lit, prosperous communities. Go to story…

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Bay Area Family Puts Face On Suburban Opioid Addiction

National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse Posted on November 11, 2016 by Hank MoreiraFebruary 16, 2017

With Californians now leading the nation in opioid-related deaths, a Bay Area mother and son are courageously putting a face on this terrible addiction. To get the word out, they opened their home and hearts in hopes others can heed their warnings. Go to story…

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John Oliver Takes on America’s Opioid Crisis on Last Week Tonight

John Oliver tackled America’s opioid crisis on Last Week Tonight on Sunday. He started his reporting with a dog who overdosed after someone threw a bag of heroin over the fence of a doggy day care center. (See below for Oliver’s impression of a stoned dog.) “Rampant heroin abuse near a doggy day care is the first case that McGruff the Crime Dog is actually qualified to solve,” Oliver noted. Go to story…

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Posted on October 24, 2016 by Hank MoreiraFebruary 16, 2017

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