The Fix, a website dedicated to addiction and recovery, offers this compelling statement, “When I’m on marijuana, the thought of injecting toxic drugs into my body seems totally unhealthy and unappealing.” The comment from writer Elizabeth Brico appeared in an account of how medical marijuana has helped Brico “erase” cravings for heroin and opioid addiction. Pennsylvania […]Read More
A Colorado-based Asian fast casual restaurant chain is apologizing after posting a note on a bathroom door that some perceived as undermining the nation’s opioid epidemic. The sign read, “Restrooms are for Tokyo Joes Addicts only. Please see us up front to unlock. Thank you.” The note ends with a smiley face. With the sign […]Read More
For weeks now, The News Station has been alerting its audience to a concern we have with cannabis opponents claiming that legalization has fueled the opioid epidemic. It’s rhetoric that we find to go beyond “reefer madness” and lead people towards life-threatening drugs. Recent studies leave little doubt that marijuana legalization could help offset the […]Read More
We’re growing increasingly concerned that marijuana opponents are adding to the opioid epidemic. The latest example comes in a Feb. 22 report by Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and the Marijuana Accountability Coalition (MAC), two cousin cannabis opposition groups fueled by Fake News. This isn’t just “reefer madness.” This is far more serious, as the […]Read More
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson appears to be going for a knockout punch against health issues facing veterans. For this, Terrapin Care Station and “Iron Mike” agree. According to the Blast, Tyson and two business partners have plans to build a “cannabis resort” on 40 acres of land in California City, Calif. The resort aims […]Read More
American life expectancy at birth declined for the second consecutive year in 2016, fueled by a staggering 21 percent rise in the death rate from drug overdoses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Read story here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fueled-by-drug-crisis-us-life-expectancy-declines-for-a-second-straight-year/2017/12/20/2e3f8dea-e596-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?utm_term=.d4acc2eefb79Read More
Opioids now kill more people than breast cancer, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics. In 2016 alone, 42,249 U.S. drug fatalities – 66 percent of the total – involved opioids, the report says. That’s over a thousand more than the 41,070 Americans who die from breast cancer every year. Read story […]Read More
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