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The Opioid Review Cyber Nation: How the
Epidemic Digital Revolution Is
2018 Changing Society
(eBook) 2019
978-1-68282-299-9 (300-2)
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When opioids were developed a quarter-century ago, many physicians believed Digital technology now connects people to each other and to all the world’s
the drugs would help alleviate the pain caused by severe injuries and debilitating information everywhere, at all times. This is changing the way people meet each
diseases. But while the drugs do deaden pain, they can lead to devastating addiction other, fall in love, find jobs, learn new skills, take in news and entertainment, and
as well as death through overdose. Meanwhile, the opioid heroin continues to be a build personal identities. Learn what these changes mean for society now and in
much-abused illegal drug that threatens the lives of its users. the future.

Sharing Posts: The The Black Lives
Spread of Fake News Matter Movement
2018 2018
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• for further research section section • index
• how to identify fake news section
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The rise of the Internet has changed the way news is reported and consumed. One Black Lives Matter was born in July 2013 after a jury exonerated the killer of an
effect of these changes involves fake news—false news items that are spread unarmed black youth named Trayvon Martin. Since that time it has become known
through e-mail and social media to discredit people and policies, most often in the as a formidable, often controversial, civil rights movement that seeks equality and
realm of politics. This book examines the growth and influence of fake news in the fair treatment of black citizens by law enforcement and by society as a whole.
United States and beyond.

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