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Lawfully Addicted: Chain Pharmacy's Role In Our Opioid Epidemic - Raymond R. Carlson R.Ph.

Between 1919 and 2017, the number of opioid prescriptions dispensed by U.S. retail pharmacies rose from 76 million to 526 million, while overdose deaths soared to tens of thousands annually. Yet a full 75% addictions began with prescription drugs. Lawfully Addicted is the eye-opening account of pharmacist Ray Carlson's years-long fight for patient's rights as the pharmacy industry transformed from small customer-centric drugstores to huge chain pharmacies that ignored a law (OBRA-90) that was in...

Jan 27, 20231 hr 15 min

The Box Tops founding member: Bill Cunningham

The Box Tops is an American rock band formed in Memphis in 1967. They are best known for the hits "The Letter", "Cry Like a Baby", "Choo Choo Train," and "Soul Deep" and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period. They performed a mixture of current soul music songs by artists such as James & Bobby Purify and Clifford Curry; pop tunes such as "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum; and songs written by their producers, Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, and Chips Moman. Vocalist Alex...

Dec 14, 202236 min

Terry Walters - Nourish

"Introducing my new cookbook, NOURISH. 200 new plant-based and gluten-free recipes to empower and inspire readers to prepare healthy and nourishing meals with ease and joy." "I’m a cookbook author, teacher, chef, writer, coach, and speaker. I’ve been empowering people to make healthy and sustainable diet and lifestyle changes for over two decades. How did I get here? My wake up call came when in college. My dad had suffered a heart attack, and my mom insisted I have my cholesterol checked. When ...

Dec 13, 20221 hr 14 min

Prostate Cancer - Sheep or Wolf? - Murray Keith Wadsworth

Before you choose a treatment strategy, you need to know whether you’re facing sheep or wolves -- and where they all are. Murray Wadsworth was a fit and enthusiastic weekend triathlete who included regular checkups and annual screenings for prostate cancer in his overall health and wellness plan. At age forty-seven, though, he was caught off guard by a prostate cancer scare after a routine blood test. The biopsy came back clear, and Wadsworth carried on with his active life. But ten years later,...

Dec 05, 20221 hr 27 min

Rock and Roll Warrior - David Libert

David Libert transports us on his rockin’ roller coaster ride with the original Alice Cooper Band, Alice Cooper, George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic, The Runaways, Cherie Currie, “Supermensch” Shep Gordon, Prince, Sheila E, Guns N’ Roses, The Happenings, Living Colour, Vanilla Fudge, Bootsy Collins, The Tokens, Brian Auger, and more! As a road manager, artist manager, musician, songwriter, record producer, and booking agent, Libert shares vivid tales from the inner circle of the music industry...

Nov 29, 202256 min

Love is the Gift: Supporting children through bereavement - Joanna P A Moore

Alana, a mermaid, is having to come to terms with the fact that her grandmother, whom she loves very much, is coming to the end of her life cycle and will soon die. At first, she is confused and struggles to understand what is going on, confronted by many overwhelming feelings - anger, sadness, even guilt. Alana’s grandmother supports her through her grief and gives her the space to come to terms with her feelings of loss by remembering and celebrating their time together and focusing on the lov...

Nov 23, 20221 hr 26 min

Ellen Jovin - Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian

When Ellen Jovin first walked outside her Manhattan apartment building ( September 21, 2018) and set up a folding table with a GRAMMAR TABLE sign, it took about thirty seconds to get her first visitor. Everyone had a question for her. The Grammar Table was such a hit—attracting the attention of The New York Times, NPR, and CBS Evening News—that Ellen soon took it on the road, traveling across the US to answer questions from writers, lawyers, businesspeople, students, bickering couples, and anyon...

Nov 04, 202247 min

It’s Not About the Sex: True Stories of Human Trafficking - John DiGirolamo

If you have wondered how people are exploited into the sex trade and how they recover, then you will find this book detailing several enthralling stories to be a fascinating read. Ronald is with a law enforcement task force. Compelling case files are brought to life providing an insider’s view into the sex trafficking underworld and bringing criminals to justice. Angela was five years old when she was sold by her family. Her captivating story of familial trafficking focuses on this survivor’s ta...

Nov 02, 20221 hr 2 min

Helen Benedict

Helen Benedict, award-winning British-American professor of journalism at Columbia University, teams up with Syrian writer and refugee, Eyad Awwadawnan, to present the stories of five refugees who have endured long and dangerous journeys from the Middle East and Africa to Greece. Hasan, Asmahan, Evans, Mursal and Calvin each tell their story, tracing the trajectory of their lives from homes and families in Syria, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Cameroon to the brutal refugee camps, where they are trapp...

Oct 28, 202241 min

Mary Allen - The Rooms of Heaven: A Story of Love, Death, Grief, and the Afterlife

When Mary Allen falls in love with Jim Beaman, she doesn't know he has a drug problem, but she does sense demons and angels around him, like "a disturbance in the air, a sound just beyond the register of human hearing." And when Jim—discouraged and depressed, struggling with his addiction—kills himself a year into their relationship, Allen is unable to let him go. In her desperate attempts to recover from the loss, she uses a Ouija board and automatic writing to pull back from reality into the d...

Oct 28, 20221 hr 1 min

Nelson DeMille - The Maze

Nelson DeMille has written 22 novels, 16 of which are bestsellers, 7 are #1 New York Times bestselling novels! The Maze: In his dazzling #1 bestseller, Plum Island, Nelson DeMille introduced readers to NYPD Homicide Detective John Corey, who we first meet sitting on the back porch of his uncle’s waterfront estate on Long Island, convalescing from wounds incurred in the line of duty. A visit from the local Chief of Police results in the legendary Detective Corey becoming involved in the investiga...

Oct 21, 202249 min

Jon Gold - We Were Lied To About 9/11

For years, Jon Gold has been an advocate for 9/11 Justice, and an advocate for the 9/11 First Responders. Jon has written 9/11 Truther: The Fight for Peace, Justice and Accountability and “We Were Lied To About 9/11: The Interviews.” http://wewereliedtoabout911.com/ I would like to say that theorizing about what happened on 9/11, when you’re not being given answers to your questions about that day by the people who SHOULD be able to do so, is PERFECTLY normal. As is suspecting that the reason th...

Oct 17, 20221 hr 5 min

Understandable Economics: Because Understanding Our Economy Is Easier Than You Think and More Important Than You Know - Howard Yaruss

Incomes are stagnating, middle-class jobs are disappearing, economic growth is slowing, and the meager gains are mostly going to those who are already wealthy. More Americans than ever are frustrated by the direction in which we are headed. Understandable Economics aims to replace this frustration with a practical understanding of our economy and empower readers to identify and advocate for a better approach to the problems we face. In this entertaining and informative guide, Howard Yaruss break...

Oct 11, 202241 min

Gary L. Wimmer - A Second in Eternity: A 'near-death, out of body' experience and a voyage beyond time and space, into the Infinite

A Second in Eternity is the true story about the author’s ‘near-death, out-of-body' experience and everything that led up to it. For no apparent reason, the author suddenly found himself increasingly more aware of and able to ‘see and know’ future events, plus the thoughts and feelings of others, at will and with uncanny clarity. But what started as a trickle, within days became a tsunami of unexplainable precognitive and psychic ability. Unable to stop, filter or understand what he was experien...

Oct 11, 202244 min

Fentanyl Is Smuggled for U.S. Citizens By U.S. Citizens, Not Asylum Seekers - David J. Bier

Fentanyl overdoses tragically caused tens of thousands of preventable deaths last year. Many politicians who want to end U.S. asylum law claim that immigrants crossing the border illegally are responsible. An NPR‐​Ipsos poll last week found that 39 percent of Americans and 60 percent of Republicans believe, “Most of the fentanyl entering the U.S. is smuggled in by unauthorized migrants crossing the border illegally.” A more accurate summary is that fentanyl is overwhelmingly smuggled by U.S. cit...

Oct 07, 202234 min

Jean Walters - Spiritual Transformation

Jean Walters is a Saint Louis based teacher of self-empowerment principles for over thirty years. She has studied metaphysics extensively and applies univeral principles to every area of her life. Jean's mission is to guide people to the Light - to encourage, instruct, and assist others to live freely and express from their Highest Selves. Jean is an International Best Selling Author.

Oct 06, 20221 hr 4 min

J.C. Cervantes

J.C. is a New York Times best-selling author of books for children and young adults. Her books have appeared on national lists, including the American Booksellers Association New Voices, Barnes and Noble’s Best Young Reader Books, as well as Amazon’s Best Books of the Month. She has earned multiple awards and recognitions, including the New Mexico Book Award, the Zia Book Award, and most recently the 2021 New Mexico Land of Enchantment Readers’ Choice Award. https://jccervantes.com/...

Oct 06, 202212 min

PatientRightsAdvocate.org's Cynthia Fisher

PatientRightsAdvocate.org 's Cynthia Fisher /Founder & Chairman PatientRightsAdvocate.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on ushering in systemwide healthcare price transparency. Through advocacy, testimony, media, legal research, and grassroots campaigns, our organization seeks actual, upfront healthcare prices that will greatly lower costs through a functional, competitive healthcare marketplace. Cynthia talks about their Semi-Annual Hospital Price Transparency C...

Oct 05, 202253 min

Dr. Michael Roizen & Albert Ratner - The Great Age Reboot: Cracking the Longevity Code for a Younger Tomorrow

The Great Age Reboot is the concept developed by leading longevity practitioner, Michael Roizen, M.D. (Dr. Mike), Emeritus Chief Wellness Officer at the Cleveland Clinic, and New York Times Best Selling author. As a physician and researcher, Dr. Mike’s career is focused on exploring the jaw-dropping medical, technological, and scientific advances that will significantly extend lives. In the new book The Great Age Reboot: Cracking the Longevity Code for a Younger Tomorrow (published by National G...

Sep 14, 202232 min
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