All posts tagged with Opioids

(Natural News) It’s not a statistic that will please the nation’s anti-Second Amendment, gun-grabbing politicians, but sometimes facts can be inconvenient things when you’re pushing an agenda. As reported by Zero Hedge, “Guns don’t kill people, heroin does.” For the first time ever, researchers have found that the illicit street drug has become more deadly […]

(Natural News) Dangerous, addictive opioids – whether they come in the form of a prescription or are bought off the street – are creating one sad story after another, including this recent one from Pennsylvania. The UK’s Daily Mail reported that a husband and wife were found dead from suspected heroin overdoses after their 7-year-old […]

(Natural News) For natural health advocates in America, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is often seen as an enemy of the cause, and for good reason. Over the years, the agency has fought to keep natural health alternatives to chemical medications outlawed. After all, these are the people who are doing everything in their […]

(Natural News) For years advocates of legalizing marijuana for recreational use have emphatically stated that there is no evidence that suggests that pot serves as a “gateway drug” – that is, cannabis use leads to the abuse of other, more potent drugs.  Proponents of the cause have been pointing out for years that there are […]

(Natural News) At this point, it is almost laughable how the DEA continues to insist that marijuana is so dangerous that it needs to be labeled as a Schedule I drug. Even morphine and opium are listed as Schedule II, meaning they rank lower on the DEA’s frivolous “danger” scale. How could anyone honestly say that […]

(Natural News) While the outrage and hysteria over recent events in America seems to have spiraled out of control, a recent study has shown that accidental drug overdoses are actually killing people at a greater rate than either gun violence or automobile accidents. As a matter of fact, even as far back as 2013, the […]

(Natural News) It’s no secret that there is an opioid epidemic here in the United States. It’s also no secret that the continued practice of prescribing opioid painkillers is a huge contributing factor in the advancement of this epidemic. Even the CDC itself has admitted that prescription drugs are playing a primary role in the […]

(Natural News) Leaves from the herb kratom, an evergreen tree in the coffee family native to Southeast Asia, are used to alleviate pain and boost moods as an alternative to opioids. Due to its psychoactive properties and its potential addictiveness, however, six states, including Vermont and Indiana, have prohibited the sale and use of the […]