Musical Interlude: I just heard this song the other day on one of my favorite podcasts, Appodlachia, and it really came home to me. Addressing the exploitation of the region, how the money made there doesn't stay there, and the plagues of black lung and opioid abuse, it's a sobering portrait of a region I love.

"Vampire in Appalachia," performed by Philip Bowen with Josiah and the Bonnevilles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCuUrwdDLbA

#MusicalInterlude #Country #PhilipBowen #Appalachia #AppalachianExploitation #BlackLung #opioid_crisis #Appodlachia

Today we added more than 13,600 documents to the #Insys Litigation Documents collection. This set contains emails, reports and documents from 2014 discussing the many aspects of Insys's business activities, ranging from insurance pre-authorization to speakers bureau training.
#Opioid_crisis
#opioidindustry
#pharma #marketing

https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/opioids/collections/insys-litigation-documents/

Could Anything Have Prevented Diabetic Child From Dying In Arizona Foster System? Guess We'll Never Know! https://www.wonkette.com/jacob-blodgett-arizona-diabetes-death

#Arizona #Drug_war #Fentanyl #Foster_system #Health_care #Jakob_blodgett #Opioid_crisis #Richard_blodgett #Criminal_justice_reform