Bolivien. Bolivian police and coca farmers clash again during day of protests This is already the eighth day of protests by coca growers to demand control of the market of the Departmental Association of Coca Producers (Adepcoca) after a change i...

Bolivien. Bolivian coca leaf growers storm market after week-long dispute Bolivian coca farmers seized control of the country’s main coca market after clashes with police in the capital, La Paz. (Al Jazeera, 05.10.2021) https://www.aljazeera.com...

USA. Author Ryan Hampton on the inside story of the Purdue Pharma settlement and looking beyond the Sackler family (Podcast) In the early 2000s, Ryan Hampton was homeless and struggling with an opioid addiction, wondering how he had gone from wor...

USA. Trial Against Pharmacy Chains' Opioid Sales Set to Begin CLEVELAND (AP) — Opening statements are scheduled for Monday afternoon in Cleveland in a federal court trial to determine whether retail pharmacy chains created a public nuisance in ho...

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