PHARMACIST STEVE

Suspect arrested in robbery, shooting of Scottsdale Walgreens employee gave fake name Another WAG’S employee SHOT http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/1f417aeef762453797aa2419857b4044/AZ–Drug-Store-Robbery/ SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Scottsdale police say a man accused of shooting a Walgreens worker during a Christmas Day robbery gave police a fake name when he was arrested. Police now say the suspect is 27-year-old Kagen Sprague. Police […]

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Michigan to drug test welfare recipients? Florida tried this and it was found unconstitutional…. the ACLU is suing Indiana’s AG over mandatory urine testing for chronic pain pts. What Sharpton didn’t mention was that this “war on drugs” started with the Harrison Narcotic Act 1914 passed by a Democrat controlled Congress and President Woodrow Wilson […]

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Surge in illegal sales of drugs as gangs exploit ‘phenomenal market’ online http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/dec/28/drugs-medicines-sold-illegally-online-internet The rise of social media and greater internet access through smartphones are factors behind a huge rise in illicit sales of pharmaceuticals, according to the chief enforcement official at Britain’s medicines regulator. Criminal gangs have become adept at using social media to […]

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East Knoxville Walgreens set to close on New Year’s Eve http://wate.com/2014/12/29/east-knoxville-walgreens-set-to-close-on-new-years-eve/

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5 Prescriptions for $1 Billion in Cost Cuts at Walgreen http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/12/29/5-prescriptions-for-1-billion-in-cost-cuts-at-walg.aspx Here are five ways Walgreen executives are looking to reduce expenses over the next few years: 1. A reduction in jobs and related overhead is coming at headquarters in the northern Chicago suburb of Deerfield. “We are starting at the corporate level and working […]

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                IMO, these two graphics represents the typical chronic pain pt… as quite as a “church mouse” and as invisible as a “ghost” This showed  up on a Face Book post … My friend hung herself Christmas morning. She could no longer take the pain. She tried for […]

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Bomb Threat Aimed at CVS Stores, Multiple Locations Evacuated http://lostcoastoutpost.com/2014/dec/28/bomb-threat-threatens-cvs-stores-multiple-location/ According to Captain Steve Watson of the Eureka Police Department, Both CVS stores in Eureka have received bomb threats. Evacuations of the Eureka Mall where Winco and CVS are located occurred as well as at the other CVS location on Myrtle. Watson said that the Eureka […]

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Doctors Will Get Less Money for Treating Medicaid Patients Starting in January http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-18/more-medicaid-patients-less-money-for-doctors Sandhills Pediatrics, a group practice near Fayetteville, N.C., recently hired a child psychiatrist and a psychiatric nurse practitioner. It also expanded a satellite office in Hoke County, where almost a third of children live in poverty. About half of Sandhills’ 20,000 patients […]

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Opiate scourge linked to rise in Vermont bank robberies http://vtdigger.org/2014/12/26/opiate-scourge-linked-rise-vermont-bank-robberies/ Page introduced a program last January called “Rapid Intervention for Community Change,” which focuses on using public health strategies, quick access to treatment and more science-based risk assessments, while making sure offenders repair the harm they caused victims. Page said the program also saves taxpayers […]

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Police arrest suspect in Walgreens deadly shooting http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20141227/2394721/Police-arrest-suspect-in-Walgreens-deadly-shooting.htm A man has been arrested in relation to the shooting death of a pharmacy clerk Friday morning, according to a Metro news release. A man has been arrested in relation to the shooting death of a pharmacy clerk Friday morning, according to a Metro news release evening. […]

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