The Sackler dynasty’s ruthless marketing of painkillers has generated billions of dollars—and millions of addicts. An addiction specialist said that the Sacklers’ firm, Purdue Pharma, bears the “lion’s share” of…

The wildfires raging through Northern California's Wine Country these past weeks have killed at least 41 people, left dozens missing, and thousands burned out of their homes. They have also put a significant hurt on the region's namesake wine indust…

The new cabinet is to sanction experiments with legal marijuana production which would then be sold in cannabis cafes, RTL news said at the weekend. (dutchnews.nl, 08.10.2017) https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2017/10/new-dutch-cabinet-to-run…

Washington (CNN)Several Hill Democrats are calling for action in the wake of a bombshell report that found the pharmaceutical industry successfully lobbied Congress to make it easier to distribute opioids across American communities and thwart the D…

Wissenschaftler legen Herausgeberschaft von Elsevier-Zeitschriften nieder Berlin – Im Zuge der Auseinandersetzungen der deutschen Wissenschaftsorganisationen mit dem Wissenschaftsverlag Elsevier legen erste Wissenschaftler ihre Mitarbeit…

The drug industry’s triumph over the DEA In April 2016, at the height of the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history, Congress effectively stripped the Drug Enforcement Administration of its most potent weapon against large drug companies susp…