Welcome to Opioid, USA

Behind the Opioid Headlines

Finding effective—but often elusive—solutions for civic success is a holy grail among dedicated activists. They know that “building community” is possible—but it’s always so confoundingly difficult.

News Briefs

Driven from their homes by civil strife, some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar have crossed into Bangladesh, filling refugee camps there along the Naf River.

The Opioid Dossier

“The Opioid Dossier” chronicles a yearlong investigation by Associate Editor Michael Brennan into a deadly drug epidemic—spawned by America’s pharmaceutical industry. His in-depth report follows.

Media & Ethics

The Media’s Sacred Cows

Don’t take a free cup of coffee, reporters are warned—even as their bosses cover for friendly politicians and rake in cash from those who despoil society.

On Air

The Truth About Drugs

Scientology Network documentary on illicit drugs provides personal accounts of the dangers of the most abused drugs.

They Said, They Lied

Scientology Network documentary on illicit drugs provides personal accounts of the dangers of the most abused drugs.

The Opioid Dossier

Almost Heaven Almost Hell

In West Virginia’s natural paradise pain pills paved a road to perdition.

Lawyer

A Southern lawyer tells how we got here, and how he hopes to use a forgotten state law to rescue the country from the opioid epidemic.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—He’s a small-town attorney—and he ran for president of the United States.

Sheriff

This former West Virginia coal miner-turned-sheriff has had enough of the epidemic. He’s baptized, coached, arrested, sentenced and buried too many neighbors and friends.

Lost Generation

A new American tragedy is unfolding: Drug-orphans rescued by grandparents.

The Opioid Story

U.S. opioid epidemic did not happen overnight; crisis warnings by Freedom three decades ago largely ignored by pharma-friendly mass media.

101 Words That Spelled Death

The worst drug crisis in American history started with a single paragraph—a five-sentence “Letter to the Editor,” published in small type, on page 123, near the back of a prestigious journal.

From New Jersey to West Virginia to Mississippi, there are no boundaries in a nationwide epidemic. The opioid epidemic had its roots in a New England medical journal, was set in motion in a Connecticut lab, found its epicenter in West Virginia, and soon spread throughout the country.

Drug Rehabilitation

They’re Not Addicts, They’re Students

Into the Field

Colonel Combats Drug Epidemic in El Salvador

Armed with stacks of The Truth About Drugs booklets, he’s saving lives one day at a time.

Going ‘Mano a Mano’ Against Drug Abuse

For years, Beatriz Villarreal’s Mano a Mano Foundation and its program, “Parents Learning to Be Better Parents,” made remarkable headway in keeping kids from falling into San Diego’s drug scene. Then came Proposition 64, legalizing the recreational sale and use of marijuana.

Marching in New York to Protect Children

On May 5 the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) marched in New York City protesting the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) continuing attempts to widen its market by encouraging the administration of more psychotropic drugs to children, and to submit those who are deemed “unresponsive” to electroshock.

Scientologists Use DFW to Fight the New Scourge in Greece

On the streets of Athens, Greece, it is called “Sisa.” It is a deadly mixture of methamphetamine and fillers that sometimes include battery acid. Because it is so inexpensive, it is often called the “poor man’s cocaine.”

Armed with the Drug-Free World Program, One Man Fights Drug Abuse in the Caribbean

Armed with stacks of The Truth About Drugs booklets, he’s saving lives one day at a time.

Carmen Margro Spearheads Battle Against Drug Abuse in South Africa

South Africans have the unfortunate reputation of living in one of the top 10 countries for narcotic and alcohol abuse in the world. According to national health studies, an estimated 15 percent of South Africans face drug-abuse issues, and the age at which drug dependency often starts is as low as 12 years old.

L. Ron Hubbard essay

Our Biochemical Society

The following is an excerpt from L. Ron Hubbard’s book, Clear Body, Clear Mind, which announced the release of a revolutionary breakthrough known as the Purification Program, a culmination of Mr. Hubbard’s research and discoveries to eliminate the devastating effects of drugs and toxins.

Principle

The Eight Dynamics

Every living thing has one single goal in common—Survival.

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