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Matthew J. Parker: The Continuing Fallacy of Our Word Salad Sandwiches

I shot up heroin for 25 years and never had a problem. I shot up fentanyl once and it almost killed me.

July 23, 2025 · 8 Comments

Jacob Stegenga: Gentle medicine could radically transform medical practice

Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness.

May 18, 2020 · Leave a comment

Mattea Kramer: Finding Peace Amid the New Opium Wars

I learn so much from people in recovery that sometimes I think my head will explode. Instead what happens is that my heart grows.

November 21, 2019 · Leave a comment

Interactive Research Tool: Has your doctor received drug company money?

Pharmaceutical and medical device companies are now required by law to release details of their payments to a variety of doctors and U.S. teaching hospitals for promotional talks, research and … Continue reading

June 29, 2016 · 3 Comments

Video: Do Antidepressant Drugs Really Work?

Dr. Michael Greger: Newly released Freedom of Information Act documents show that drug companies and the FDA hid critical findings from doctors and the public.

March 29, 2015 · Leave a comment

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