STORY AT-A-GLANCE So far, all of the drugs developed against COVID-19 have been disastrous in one way or another. Remdesivir, which to this day is the primary COVID drug approved for use in U.S. hospitals, routinely causes severe organ damage and, often, death Despite that, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved remdesivir for in-hospital and outpatient … [Read more...] about COVID Pills Cause Deadly Relapses and Supercharge Mutations
Drug Trafficking
Millions Led Astray by These Pills, No Better Than a Placebo
This article was previously published June 20, 2019, and has been updated with new information. In 2017 the World Health Organization declared that depression was the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide, and had increased 18% between 2005 and 2015.1 In the U.S., an estimated 17.3 million American adults, or 7.1% of the adult population, experienced at least … [Read more...] about Millions Led Astray by These Pills, No Better Than a Placebo
Doctors Were Paid to Prescribe Opioids
STORY AT-A-GLANCE Opioid addiction has been identified as a continuing, significant factor in overdose drug deaths According to the CDC, more than 42,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2016 — a 28% jump in opioid deaths from the year before. In 2020 and 2021 overdoses surged, before reaching record-level deaths just in the first half of 2021 Research … [Read more...] about Doctors Were Paid to Prescribe Opioids
From Corrupted to Trusted: Shifting Perceptions of the FDA
Until recently, most Americans had little trust in the FDA. But when COVID arrived in early 2020, a scared nation deepened in tribal identity and then turned its faith and trust over to the FDA and CDC. Interestingly, during COVID, medical professionals' trust in the FDA and CDC plummeted. Let’s explore how American perceptions of the FDA have changed and what this faith has … [Read more...] about From Corrupted to Trusted: Shifting Perceptions of the FDA
How Anthony Fauci Controls Science Globally
STORY AT-A-GLANCE Robert F. Kennedy Jr. succinctly summarizes how Dr. Anthony Fauci wields his power to control and manipulate science across the globe It’s Fauci’s job to conduct research on chronic diseases to figure out their etiology and environmental causes to protect public health, but instead he turned the NIAID into an incubator for pharmaceuticals Fauci … [Read more...] about How Anthony Fauci Controls Science Globally
Drug mafia and role of private ports in India
India's Directorate of Revenue and Intelligence (DRI) authorities have seized three tonnes of drugs at Mundra Port on September 21, 2021 which perhaps is the largest consignment in the world in a single incident. This is an indication of a serious threat to the security, economy and youth of Indian nation as a whole. The DRI deserves appreciation for this adventure, but … [Read more...] about Drug mafia and role of private ports in India
Drug trafficking caused 169% increase in displacements in Colombia during 2021
The Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES), on December 22, warned of an alarming increase in massive and multiple forced displacement events in Colombia during 2021. The CODHES reported that between January and November, 2021, 82,846 people were forcibly displaced from their homes and territories, a figure that represents an increase of 169.3% as compared to … [Read more...] about Drug trafficking caused 169% increase in displacements in Colombia during 2021
FANB Has Seized Over 45 Tons of Drugs Trafficked into Venezuelan Territory from Colombia
On Tuesday, December 21, the head of the Strategic Operational Command of Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), General in Chief Domingo Hernández Lárez informed that, to date, a total of 45,136,932 kg of drugs coming into Venezuela from Colombia have been seized. Through his Twitter account, Hernández Lárez stated that this feat was possible thanks to the … [Read more...] about FANB Has Seized Over 45 Tons of Drugs Trafficked into Venezuelan Territory from Colombia
A Drug-addled Parliament Rules the UK
The UK has repeatedly been recognized as the most ‘cocaine using’ country in Europe. And the British media admit it, publishing, in particular, the shocking results of chemical studies which revealed serious concentrations of cocaine in the Thames! All the drugs are excreted from Londoner’s cocaine-using bodies, into the toilets, via the sewers and into the Thames. The results … [Read more...] about A Drug-addled Parliament Rules the UK
Pfizer’s Unconscionable Crimes, Past and Present
STORY AT-A-GLANCE In a November 9, 2021, interview with Atlantic Council CEO Frederick Kempe, Pfizer chairman and CEO Albert Bourla claimed “a small part of professionals” intentionally circulate “misinformation ... so that they will mislead those that have concerns.” Such medical professionals are not just bad people, Bourla said, “they’re criminals, because they … [Read more...] about Pfizer’s Unconscionable Crimes, Past and Present
U.S. Experiencing Shortages of 100+ Drugs Including Narcan And Insulin As Record Amounts of Fentanyl Flows Across Southern Border
The US is experiencing shortages of over 100 drugs ranging from Narcan to Adderall and insulin while record amounts of fentanyl flows across our southern border thanks to DHS head Alejandro Mayorkas' refusal to enforce federal immigration laws. WATCH: From WKRN, "FDA reports 100+ drug shortages nationwide": Recent supply chain disruptions are impacting everything … [Read more...] about U.S. Experiencing Shortages of 100+ Drugs Including Narcan And Insulin As Record Amounts of Fentanyl Flows Across Southern Border
China and the British Empire’s Opium Wars: The Role of Synthetic Cults and the Haunting of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
During the twelve-year Taiping Rebellion Bloodbath (1853-1864), a synthetic Christian cult led by a failed school teacher named Hong Xiuquan (shown on the right) unleashed a civil war that put the British East India Company on a fast track to crushing China during the second Opium War (1856-1860). Hailed as a man-god by his devoted followers, Hong Xiuquan was little more … [Read more...] about China and the British Empire’s Opium Wars: The Role of Synthetic Cults and the Haunting of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Panama exhumes bodies from mass grave during search for victims of 1989 US invasion – media
Panamanian authorities have reportedly exhumed several bags filled with human remains from a mass grave as the country conducts searches to identify victims of the 1989 US invasion that toppled General Manuel Noriega's regime. The military operation, dubbed ‘Just Cause’, lasted a month – from December 1989 to January 1990 – and official estimates put the number of deaths … [Read more...] about Panama exhumes bodies from mass grave during search for victims of 1989 US invasion – media
Colombia: A Threat to Latin America
In Colombia, state terrorism has deepened and is open. Social leaders, indigenous people, peasants, teachers, settlers are assassinated every day. The rich in Colombia hold on to power and maintain their model of accumulation by means of discriminatory violence against activists and their organizations. According to data from Global Witness, a Human Rights NGO based in … [Read more...] about Colombia: A Threat to Latin America
The Streets Of Major U.S. Cities Are Being Flooded With Far More Drugs Than Ever Before
An endless tsunami of illegal drugs is turning the streets of our major cities into desolate wastelands, and yet our politicians seem powerless to do anything about it. In fact, in some of our biggest cities the politicians actually don’t seem interested in doing anything about it. As I will discuss below, open air drug markets are operating freely right in the heart of New … [Read more...] about The Streets Of Major U.S. Cities Are Being Flooded With Far More Drugs Than Ever Before
The AMA’s Contribution to the Opioid Epidemic
STORY AT-A-GLANCE As detailed in a Mother Jones exposé, the AMA has a long, cozy relationship with Big Pharma, including Purdue Pharma The AMA’s pain management training program for physicians implied that doctors were too tentative to give patients these pills and “the effectiveness of opioid therapy may be undermined by misconceptions about their risks” The AMA’s … [Read more...] about The AMA’s Contribution to the Opioid Epidemic
Don’t Let Them Fool You: Afghanistan Has Been a “Tremendous Success”
With the Taliban now in control of Afghanistan, the liberal oligarchic press is awash with narratives of Afghanistan being both a “failure” and a “mistake”. However, the 20 years’ war has, for them, been an unprecedented success. While this assertion may sound counterintuitive, it is nevertheless true. Indeed, Afghanistan has been an exercise in counter-narratives from start … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Them Fool You: Afghanistan Has Been a “Tremendous Success”
Spanish police find a ton of cocaine hidden in walls of shipping container sent from Ecuador
A joint operation between a Spanish tax agency and national police forces has seen the seizure of 1,100 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipping container in Valencia. Spain’s Civil Guard, national police and tax agency have joined forces to foil a major drug trafficking mission from Ecuador. On Friday, Spanish police released a video of officers dismantling the roof, floor … [Read more...] about Spanish police find a ton of cocaine hidden in walls of shipping container sent from Ecuador
After Accepting Millions From Drugmakers, National Academies Issued Influential Pharma-Friendly Report
To several U.S. senators, it looked wasteful, even outrageous. Every year, taxpayers pay for at least $750 million worth of expensive pharmaceuticals that are simply thrown away. Companies ship many of the drugs in “Costco”-size vials, one lawmaker said, that once opened usually cannot be resealed or saved for other patients. Yet pharma gets paid for every drop. So Congress … [Read more...] about After Accepting Millions From Drugmakers, National Academies Issued Influential Pharma-Friendly Report
How Prescription Medicines Reveal the Absurdity of the Nanny State
What is a medical prescription? It is a note from your doctor to your pharmacist giving you permission to avail yourself of an otherwise ordinary legal drug. We are not talking about heroin or cocaine or anything like that. Wait? What? You need someone’s permission to purchase a drug that has not been criminalized? Yes, I know this will come as a shock to people who yearn … [Read more...] about How Prescription Medicines Reveal the Absurdity of the Nanny State
Mexico Sues US Gun Makers Seeking $10 Billion For Arming The Drug Cartels
Mexico is suing multiple major US gun makers for arming the drug cartels, accusing them of negligent business practices that allegedly spawned illegal arms flows over the border, resulting in rampant violence and numerous Mexican deaths. The landmark lawsuit was brought before the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Wednesday. The suit alleges that … [Read more...] about Mexico Sues US Gun Makers Seeking $10 Billion For Arming The Drug Cartels
And We Should Trust ‘The Science’ of the Pharma Industry?
The forever-head of the US NIAID, Tony Fauci, has repeatedly demanded that the public “trust the science” as he shifts his own science opinion from one position to another. What is never mentioned in mainstream media in the West or almost anywhere in the world is the scientific record of the major global vaccine making pharmaceutical giants. In short, it is abysmal and alarming … [Read more...] about And We Should Trust ‘The Science’ of the Pharma Industry?
As Holdout Missouri Joins Nation in Monitoring Opioid Prescriptions, Experts Worry
Kathi Arbini said she felt elated when Missouri finally caught up to the other 49 states and approved a statewide prescription drug monitoring program this June in an attempt to curb opioid addiction. The hairstylist turned activist estimated she made 75 two-hour trips in the past decade from her home in Fenton, a St. Louis suburb, to the state capital, Jefferson City, to … [Read more...] about As Holdout Missouri Joins Nation in Monitoring Opioid Prescriptions, Experts Worry
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Record 93,331 in 2020, Surged Nearly 30% In One Year
The corona lockdowns were followed by an unprecedented surge in drug overdose deaths in America. From BBC: In total, an estimated 93,331 Americans died of overdoses in 2020 - a nearly 30% increase from the previous year. Experts say the spike indicates how deadly some drugs have become, and the disruptive impact the pandemic has had on society. The surge was partly … [Read more...] about U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Record 93,331 in 2020, Surged Nearly 30% In One Year
Pharma Funded 2,400+ State Lawmakers’ Campaigns in 2020
STORY AT-A-GLANCE The top pharmaceutical lobbyist in the 2020 elections was Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), which spent $25.9 million at the state and federal level Big Pharma targets bipartisan lawmakers in influential positions who can affect decisions that affect the industry. Once elected, they are tempted with lucrative job promises … [Read more...] about Pharma Funded 2,400+ State Lawmakers’ Campaigns in 2020
Big money for Big Pharma: World Bank to inject more money into Big Pharma’s accounts
(Natural News) The World Bank is set to inject more money into Big Pharma companies as the focus of global vaccine rollouts shifts to poor countries. World Bank President David Malpass said on Wednesday, June 30, they will boost total financing for coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine purchases and deployment to $20 billion from the previous target of $12 billion. The initial … [Read more...] about Big money for Big Pharma: World Bank to inject more money into Big Pharma’s accounts
Vaccine Billionaires and Human Guinea Pigs
How do you make a potentially dangerous and ineffective drug appear like a miracle of modern science? You could, for instance, enroll only certain people in clinical trials and exclude others or bring the study to a close as soon as you see a spike in the data that implies evidence of effectiveness. There are many ways to do it. According to health practitioner and writer … [Read more...] about Vaccine Billionaires and Human Guinea Pigs
J&J ceases opioid business following $230 million settlement and the deaths of 500,000 Americans
(Natural News) Drug giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to stop selling opioid drugs in the United States following a $230 million settlement with the state of New York. In a statement, New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office said the agreement prohibits J&J from promoting opioids through any means. J&J is also now barred from lobbying the … [Read more...] about J&J ceases opioid business following $230 million settlement and the deaths of 500,000 Americans
American Medicine, American Malfeasance
An issue that is rarely discussed or given serious attention is the over-specialization in healthcare. Modern medicine’s approach to identify and treat illnesses and tackle the reduction of infections has in many instances ceased to be multidisciplinary. Medicine has also become increasingly compartmentalized and confined to a rigid materialistic belief system that has now … [Read more...] about American Medicine, American Malfeasance
Geopolitics, Profit, and Poppies: How the CIA Turned Afghanistan into a Failed Narco-State
AFGHANISTAN — The COVID-19 pandemic has been a death knell to so many industries in Afghanistan. Charities and aid agencies have even warned that the economic dislocation could spark widespread famine. But one sector is still booming: the illicit opium trade. Last year saw Afghan opium poppy cultivation grow by over a third while counter-narcotics operations dropped off a … [Read more...] about Geopolitics, Profit, and Poppies: How the CIA Turned Afghanistan into a Failed Narco-State
The unethical history of Big Pharma, and why they can’t be trusted on anything
(Natural News) From August 2013 to December 2018, the pharmaceutical industry paid out more than $12 billion (in disclosed payments) to 1,036,163 doctors, 1,249 teaching hospitals, and 2,191 companies. The current model of “medicine” incentivizes bribery, kickbacks, and institutional control over the scientists, the media and medical professionals. This Big Pharma-dominated … [Read more...] about The unethical history of Big Pharma, and why they can’t be trusted on anything
Mexican cartels now using weaponized DRONES to fight law enforcement in escalating drug war
(Natural News) Law enforcement officers have been fighting Mexican cartels wanting to smuggle drugs into the U.S. In turn, the cartels have devised a number of ways to outsmart authorities in the U.S. and Mexico. But the war on drugs has now taken a different turn as cartels utilized drones for both surveillance and offensive purposes. An incident just over a month ago in … [Read more...] about Mexican cartels now using weaponized DRONES to fight law enforcement in escalating drug war
Dr. Mercola’s Attackers Sued for Role in ‘Crime of the Century’ (opiods)
STORY AT-A-GLANCE Between September 2019 and September 2020 alone, opioid overdoses killed 87,000 Americans — a new record-high Various court cases have demonstrated how Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, systematically misled doctors about the drug’s addictiveness to drive up sales, resulting in an avalanche of opioid addiction and subsequent deaths The … [Read more...] about Dr. Mercola’s Attackers Sued for Role in ‘Crime of the Century’ (opiods)
Addicted: America’s Opioid Crisis
STORY AT-A-GLANCE 1 child in 8 lives with a parent who suffers from a substance abuse disorder in America, and every 15 minutes, a baby in America is born suffering from opioid withdrawal Prescription opioid use is a significant risk factor for subsequent heroin use; 1 in 3 people who misused opioids during their high school years ended up using heroin by age 35 … [Read more...] about Addicted: America’s Opioid Crisis
Pediatric Drug Poisoning Is on the Rise
STORY AT-A-GLANCE Between 2001 and 2008, 453,559 children aged 5 or younger were admitted to a health care facility following exposure to a potentially toxic dose of a pharmaceutical drug Between 2001 and 2008, unintentional drug poisonings in children aged 5 and younger rose 22% Prescription medications were responsible for 71% of serious injuries, with opioids, … [Read more...] about Pediatric Drug Poisoning Is on the Rise
California Considers Declaring Common Painkiller Carcinogenic
STORY AT-A-GLANCE California state regulators are considering adding acetaminophen (Tylenol) to the list of carcinogens covered by Proposition 65 Acetaminophen is related to phenacetin, an over-the-counter painkiller banned by the FDA in 1983 because of links to cancer In the U.S., more than 200 people a year die from acetaminophen poisoning and acetaminophen is … [Read more...] about California Considers Declaring Common Painkiller Carcinogenic
The Link Between Birth Control Pills and Depression
STORY AT-A-GLANCE Women who used hormonal birth control had a 40 percent increased risk of developing depression after six months compared to women who did not The risk of developing depression after hormonal contraception use was greatest among adolescents The use of hormonal birth control was also associated with subsequent use of antidepressant … [Read more...] about The Link Between Birth Control Pills and Depression
The Evils of Big Pharma Exposed
What’s wrong with America is what’s wrong with Big Pharma. And what’s wrong with Big Pharma is what’s wrong with America. This circular reality is aimed to be thoroughly covered in this presentation. This is the story of how Big Pharma seeks enormous profits over the health and well-being of the humans it serves, and how drug companies invasively corrupted the way that the … [Read more...] about The Evils of Big Pharma Exposed
Heroin Is “Good for Your Health”: Occupation Forces Support Afghan Narcotics Trade
This article published by GR ten years ago confirms that the US military in Afghanistan has been supporting the opium economy which supplies the US heroin market. And now more troops are being sent by president Trump to Afghanistan. “US military presence has served to restore rather than eradicate the drug trade. Opium production has increased 33 fold from 185 tons in 2001 … [Read more...] about Heroin Is “Good for Your Health”: Occupation Forces Support Afghan Narcotics Trade
