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Soberocity Statement to the Community

February 8, 2021 By Alexandra Leave a Comment

As some of you may have noticed, Soberocity has been on hiatus since March of 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in many different ways. For us, it resulted in a temporary loss of funding for the Soberocity project that we have since been able to regain. This time away has allowed us to listen ... Read More

Bill Gerlach, Founder of HereNow Help, An Inspiration and a Visionary for the Sober Community

August 19, 2020 By Alexandra 1 Comment

As we know, drug addiction and mental health are issues affecting so many across our communities. Yet so many aren’t getting the help they need. Personal struggles are just that – personal – and the prevalent types of treatment available today don’t work for many. Being able to pick a treatment you feel ... Read More

Victims Can File Claims Against Purdue Pharma

January 30, 2020 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

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Everyday Americans have now been given the opportunity to join prosecutors in fighting back and holding big pharmaceutical companies accountable for the opioid crisis. On Friday January 24th, the federal judge managing the bankruptcy case of Purdue Pharma set a deadline of June 30th, 2020, to file a claim ... Read More

Audits reveal Sackler family withdrew 10.7 Billion from Purdue Pharma

December 22, 2019 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

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Audits produced from Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy proceedings on Monday December 16th reveal that the Sackler family—the family who owns Purdue—have withdrawn $10.7 billion from the company since 2008. The start of these withdrawals correlates to when head executives of Purdue pleaded guilty for misleading ... Read More

Alternatives to Oxycontin are not as safe as hoped

December 20, 2019 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

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In the midst of the opioid epidemic and decline of Oxycontin, doctors are left scrambling to try and solve the issue that Oxycontin promised: relieve for chronic pain. As an alternative, Doctors started to embrace a drug called Gabapentin—traditionally a preventive drug for seizures—as a way to treat chronic ... Read More

Billion Dollar Proposed Drug Settlement

November 14, 2019 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

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In the middle of the month of October, four State Attorneys General proposed a $48 billion global settlement between states, cities, counties, and prominent drug companies accused of not only causing but maintaining and profiting from the opioid crisis in America. This announcement arrived after a settlement ... Read More

Purdue Pharma Files for Bankruptcy

September 21, 2019 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

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Purdue Pharma filed for Bankruptcy this week on September 15th. The company announced that it’s decision to file for bankruptcy is part of an agreement to pay billions of dollars to state and local governments. Still, amongst the storm of litigations and lawsuits, the company still claims no wrong-doing or ... Read More

Two Big Steps in the Opioid Crisis

September 5, 2019 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

On Monday, an Oklahoma judge ordered Johnson and Johnson to pay over $572 million in settlements for pushing doctors to prescribe opioids, while undermining the addictive risks. Oklahoma attorney general Mike Hunter accused Johnson and Johnson and their pharmaceutical subsidiary, Janssen, for creating a ... Read More

Largest Drug Settlement to Date

August 13, 2019 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

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During the second week of July of this year, British big pharma company Indivior Inc. paid $1.4 billion to settle a U.S. federal investigation that involved fraud sales of the opioid medication, Suboxone. This is the largest settlement in the drug industry to date.  Indivior, formally known as Reckitt ... Read More

Take Back Day

April 26, 2019 By Mark Nyman Leave a Comment

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Google has shown support for National Prescription Drug Take back Day. This day will occur on April 27th, from 10am-2pm. Google has provided locations for “save disposal” of prescription drugs. This is an effort to help prevent drug abuse. The official site for Take Back Day writes that a 2017 national survey ... Read More

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