Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc (TTNP)

[Serenity3]

Glad you brought up suicide.. was just investigating the suicide link to drug abuse.. particularly mandated cold turkey stopping the use of drugs, which often serve an adaptive purpose for those who use... apart & beyond the biological addiction of the substances, drug use serves a need; therefore: 1. when that need is no longer mediated by drugs, & that need is not addressed by other means, does that heighten the risk for suicide? & 2. do the drugs themselves increase suicide ideation, (as some antidepressants have been known to do)?.. bottom line there is a link to drug use & suicide, particularly opioid use.. read Nora Volkow's blog .. National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) "Opioid Use Disorders and Suicide: A Hidden Tragedy (Guest Blog)" https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/noras-blog/2017/04/opioid-use-disorders-suicide-hidden-tragedy-guest-blog

Declaring a national emergency?.. not going to help expedite complex treatment... unless the VA with its independent resources spearheads the response.. passing out naloxone (suggested in the article you mentioned) demonstrates lack of understanding because tolerance decreases after detox yet the addict may use the same dose as in the past, leading to death... much easier to send the national guard w/food, water & shelter to devastated hurricane areas as an emergency response than to mobilize the army to fight drug abuse.. not the forte of this administration .. conflicted in and of itself w/its continued focus on war on drugs which focuses on supply as opposed to treatment for drug users which is all about decreasing demand..

as far as TTNP is concerned the only hope they have at this point is to sell the company... not much going to help them in the short term and we are heading into tax loss selling season... w/out meaningful news, well...