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New Mexico Man Given Forced Colonoscopy by Cops Wins $1.6 Million Settlement http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/01/14/new-mexico-man-given-forced-colonoscopy-by-cops-wins-16-million-settlement From the article: Eckert’s lawsuit alleged his Fourth Amendment rights were violated after Deming police pulled him over on Jan. 2, 2013, for allegedly rolling through a stop sign. Hidalgo County authorities arrived on the scene and played a role in justifying […]

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Thanks to one of my regular readers in sending me this information… It seems to validate what I have said all along … it is easier for a death by drug overdose as determined by the toxicology report… without any other evidence.. is to be declared as a “accidental death”. How many of the reported […]

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Opioid overdose deaths soaring in NYC http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/opioid-overdose-deaths-soaring-nyc?page=0,0 From the article: The rate of overdose deaths in New York City jumped from 8.2 per 100,000 residents in 2010 to 11.6 per 100,000 residents in 2013, according to the report. During those four years, there was an average of one fatal opioid overdose a day in New […]

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Those with chronic pain are TWICE as likely to commit suicide … ironic that both pain and suicide use September as a month to recognize these issues ? Especially when the war on drugs is the genesis of a large number of chronic pain pts are committing suicide because of the epidemic of failure to […]

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Express Scripts, CVS Health formulary changes affect one in two Americans http://www.burchfieldgroup.com/pharmacy-benefit-blog/bid/201345/Express-Scripts-CVS-Health-formulary-changes-affect-one-in-two-Americans From the article: In August CVS Caremark (now CVS Health) and Express Scripts released their formulary restrictions, effective January 2015. CVS Health and ESI, which together cover nearly half of all Americans, make formulary decisions that influence roughly 150 million covered lives. Thus, […]

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Names of 90 suspected ‘doctor shoppers’ sent to state law enforcement agencies http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20140907/GZ01/140909511/1419 From the article: The West Virginia Board of Pharmacy has given police the names of 90 suspected “doctor shoppers,” who solicited an excessive number of prescriptions for pain pills over the past year. A pharmacy board committee generated the list after reviewing […]

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E-cigarettes a ‘gateway’ to harder drugs, study says http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/09/04/e-cigarettes-gateway-to-harder-drugs-study-says/ From the article: Like conventional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes may function as a “gateway drug” that can prime the brain to be more receptive to harder drugs, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. But, for chain smokers trying to quit smoking, e-cigarettes and best tobacco free nicotine pouches […]

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CVS, H-E-B pharmacies fined in federal court for alleged violations http://www.caller.com/news/local-news/cvs-heb-pharmacies-fined-in-federal-court-for-alleged-violations_33518191 From the article: CVS Pharmacy, Inc. paid a $1.9 million penalty Thursday to the Southern District of Texas in the civil case, and H-E-B paid a $262,500 fine on Aug. 6. It was a civil matter settled without litigation, said Angela Dodge, public affairs […]

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