USA. Anti-smoking plan may kill cigarettes—and save Big Tobacco Imagine if cigarettes were no longer addictive and smoking itself became almost obsolete; only a tiny segment of Americans still lit up. That's the goal of an unprecedented ant...

USA. New York hits big pharma with $500mn lawsuit in opioid crisis New York turned the screws on pharmaceutical giants in America's opioid epidemic, suing manufacturers for $500 million on Tuesday as a photographer kickstarted a petition to hold ...

USA. Purdue Pharma: We manufacture prescription opioids. How could we not help fight the prescription and illicit opioid abuse crisis? Two doctors founded a company in 1892 now known as Purdue Pharma. Continuing the strong heritage of a research...

Behörde für Branntwein : Dienst ist Schnaps, und Schnaps ist Dienst Heimlich, still und leise mickert eine deutsche Behörde ihrem Ende zu. Wie kam es dazu? (faz-net, 11.01.2018) http://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/wa...

USA. Philadelphia sues opioid makers in response to epidemic Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit against drug companies that make prescription opioids, saying they've created "an unprecedented public health crisis." (medicalxpress.com, 17.01.2018) ...

USA. Ein Markt im Rausch: Der Milliarden-Markt mit Marihuana Seit Jahresbeginn ist der Konsum von Cannabi  in Kalifornien legal. Weitere US-Bundesstaaten und ganz Kanada wollen noch in diesem Jahr folgen. Unternehmen und Investoren bereiten ...