Fifth Avenue Forum

For the first time, a federal court in Ohio is releasing a trove of data that offers far more detail about the size and scope of the nation's opioid epidemic — and about the role played by drug companies and pharmacies like CVS, Walgreens and Johnson & Johnson that profited from the rapid growth of prescription opioid sales.

"I don't think America truly understands the scope and depth, the level of penetration these pills had in their communities," says Paul Farrell with the firm Greene, Ketchum, Farrell, Bailey & Tweel. "It's going to be an awakening."
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"You'll be able to see the flow, the steady flow of pills — it's not a trickle, it's a tsunami," Farrell says.

"In my hometown of Huntington, W.Va., there are 24 CVS pharmacies within 40 miles of my house. From those 24 pharmacies, you'll be able to see that 80 million [opioid] pills were distributed [over a six year period]."

The population in that region of the Ohio River valley is roughly 100,000 people.

I've watched a few documentaries on this. Pharmaceutical companies should absolutely be held responsible for peddling both the addiction and the "cure."

After serving nearly 28 years in prison, a Philadelphia man was freed after authorities publicly acknowledged that police and prosecutors had evidence that pointed to other suspects.

Chester Hollman III, 48, was released Monday from a state prison in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Gwendolyn N. Bright had ruled that Hollman was "likely innocent" of the 1991 killing of Tae Jung Ho.

I've *almost* watched Fed Up a few times but haven't pulled the trigger. Any good?

I have watched some really sad docs about WV; people being poisoned by their own water and fighting tooth and nail to defend the companies that are doing the poisoning because they happen to be the only employer in a county. Really unfortunate stuff.

I've *almost* watched Fed Up a few times but haven't pulled the trigger. Any good?

I have watched some really sad docs about WV; people being poisoned by their own water and fighting tooth and nail to defend the companies that are doing the poisoning because they happen to be the only employer in a county. Really unfortunate stuff.

I've *almost* watched Fed Up a few times but haven't pulled the trigger. Any good?

I have watched some really sad docs about WV; people being poisoned by their own water and fighting tooth and nail to defend the companies that are doing the poisoning because they happen to be the only employer in a county. Really unfortunate stuff.

This the Nestle stuff where they're draining the wells, and then charging people to drink the water via bottle form? IIRC they seem to be a large offender of this.

When a handful of West Virginia residents discover DuPont has been pumping its poisonous Teflon chemical into the air and public water supply of more than 70,000 people, they file one of the largest class action lawsuits in the history of environmental law.

As the citizens of Parkersburg rise up against the forces that polluted their town, the story builds out to dozens of other American cities. In fact, as many as 110 million Americans may be drinking water tainted with PFAS chemicals. Exposure to this class of chemicals has even become a global phenomenon, spreading to places like Italy, the Netherlands, and China.

Parkersburg is ground zero for this story, but this clearly is not about one place or one chemical: because of the power of the chemical lobby, PFOA is one of more than 80,000+ untested chemicals that have been approved for use, their dangers unknown.

https://thedevilweknow.com/

I've watched a few documentaries on this. Pharmaceutical companies should absolutely be held responsible for peddling both the addiction and the "cure."

El Chapo sentenced to life in prison for his crimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/nyre ... ncing.html

I've watched a few documentaries on this. Pharmaceutical companies should absolutely be held responsible for peddling both the addiction and the "cure."

You must have been very different then, you're one of the most risk adverse people I 'know.'

Amazon.com will face a formal European Union antitrust investigation into its dealings with third-party merchants, expanding a multipronged regulatory push that has ensnared other big Silicon Valley giants like Facebook Inc. and Google.

The European Commission, the EU’s top antitrust enforcer, said Wednesday that its investigation will look into whether Amazon is abusing its dual role as both the provider of a marketplace where independent sellers can offer products and a retailer of products in its own right.

Judge who spared rape suspect because he was from 'good family' steps down
New Jersey's Supreme Court terminated the assignment of Judge James Troiano, who spared a teen rape suspect from adult court due to "good family," "excellent school."

Police in West Virginia say they’re seeing a dangerous trend in Boone county.

Authorities say some drug abusers are using wasp spray as an alternative form of meth and the practice may have contributed to several overdoses.

On Friday, stores in Boone County reported selling nearly 30 cans of the spray.

Good.

You must have been very different then, you're one of the most risk adverse people I 'know.'