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Think you can multitask? Think again, says an article in Psychology Today. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/think-you-can-multitask-think-again-says-an-article-in-psychology-today/2014/02/03/b5c0c626-8861-11e3-916e-e01534b1e132_story.html From the article: Even if we think we can multi-task, most of us can’t, David Strayer, a cognitive psychologist at the University of Utah, tells Psychology Today. “Our brains don’t do two things at once; instead, we rapidly switch between tasks, putting […]

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Dying Without Morphine http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/01/opinion/dying-without-morphine.html?_r=1 From the article: HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — IMAGINE watching a loved one moaning in pain, curled into a fetal ball, pleading for relief. Then imagine that his or her pain could be relieved by an inexpensive drug, but the drug was unavailable. Each day, about six million terminal cancer patients around the […]

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WELL SHIT!!!! I JUST GOT OUT OF ICU FOR TRYING TO KILL MYSELF BECAUSE IM SO TIRED OF HAVING UNMANAGED PAIN TO BEGIN WITH HERE IN LOVELY FLORIDA……GOOD THING I HAVE A BACK UP PLAN CAUSE IM NOT DRINKING CHARCOAL AGAIN! This was posted on a Face Book page…  I suspect that if she had […]

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Please complete this form to report problems you may be experiencing in having prescriptions filled at Walgreens pharmacies https://www.research.net/s/WalgreensGFDPolicy Apparently the American Academy of Pain Management is collecting data on pt abuse caused by Walgreens’ “good faith policy”

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This is what the DEA tells the public in their public statements: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is not trying to limit or ration access to opioid painkillers, according to a DEA spokesman who says “nothing should stand in the way” of a patient getting a legitimate prescription for pain medication filled. “We’re not doctors. […]

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Celebrate Pharmacy During American Pharmacists Month http://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/Celebrate-Pharmacy-During-American-Pharmacists-Month From the article: In celebration of American Pharmacists Month, pharmacists are encouraged to spread the word about their work throughout the month of October.   “American Pharmacists Month is a time to recognize pharmacists for the vital contributions they make to health care in the United States through […]

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