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Macklemore has struggled with drug abuse in the past and publicly spoken about the issue, including in previous songs such as "Otherside". "Drug Dealer" was released in preparation for his discussion with President Barack Obama about the opioid addiction epidemic on the MTV documentary Prescription For Change: Ending America's Opioid Crisis, which aired on the same day of the song's release.
The song was officially released through iTunes on April 1. [4] Drummer Neil Sanderson talked about the meaning behind the song in a making of video released on the band's YouTube account: "Painkiller, that song is about how everybody is addicted to something. It's written from the perspective of the vice that you need to be addicted to.
The timeline of the opioid epidemic includes selected events related to the origins of Stamford, Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family, the development and marketing of oxycodone, selected FDA activities related to the abuse and misuse of opioids, the recognition of the opioid epidemic, the social impact of the crisis, lawsuits against Purdue and the Sackler family.
Having a lot of processed foods and unhealthy fats also raises the risk of weight gain, which can put “unnecessary strain” on your joints and muscles—and that can make pain worse, Williams says.
The article detailed the various techniques that the pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics used to push its highly addictive fentanyl-based painkiller Subsys into the marketplace, including ...
There’s no single explanation for why addiction treatment is mired in a kind of scientific dark age, why addicts are denied the help that modern medicine can offer. Family doctors tend to see addicts as a nuisance or a liability and don’t want them crowding their waiting rooms. In American culture, self-help runs deep.
The official music video for "Pain Killer" was filmed on location Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands, including the Soggy Dollar Bar, which is the birthplace of the Painkiller drink that shares its name with the song and its parent album. [2] [5] Directed by Roger Pistole, the video premiered August 23, 2015. [6]
Jamie Lee Curtis shudders to think what would have happened had her opioid addiction raged during today's fentanyl crisis. The Oscar-winning actress, 64, has been sober for more than 23 years , a ...