Meth use up 70% in three years.. are we winning this drug war yet ?

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.ibtimes.com/meth-use-statistics-dea-reports-record-seizures-are-more-people-using-methamphetamine-1773242 Meth Use Statistics: DEA Reports Record Seizures, But Are More People Using Methamphetamine? But the unprecedented figures don’t necessarily mean that meth use is on the rise in the U.S. Americans are using the synthetic drug at about the same pace in recent years, although there was a large increase from 2010 to 2011, […]

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extortion is only illegal for those outside of the judicial system ?

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

13 WTHR Indianapolis South Indianapolis pharmacy facing lawsuit over improper record keeping The government is suing the company for failing to act as a gatekeeper over potent painkillers and narcotics. 13 Investigates shows you why the U.S. Attorney is demanding action over improper record keeping and other technical violations. The U.S. Attorney’s office says despite […]

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Have You Been Harmed in a Medical Facility?

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Have You Been Harmed in a Medical Facility? http://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/item/have-you-been-harmed-in-a-medical-facility-share-your-story You could fill a baseball stadium many times over with the number of people who have been harmed while undergoing medical treatment each year. And that’s why we’re investigating the state of patient safety in the U.S. If you or a loved one has suffered patient […]

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Soldiers Help Grow And Protect Poppy Fields for heroin production

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Soldiers Help Grow And Protect Poppy Fields for heroin production We spend money to protect poppy production.. so that it can be produced into Heroin and Cocaine … so that it can be illegal imported into our country and we can spend more money going after those that are selling it on our streets via […]

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Oregon docs to feds: Hands off our prescription drug info

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Oregon docs to feds: Hands off our prescription drug info http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/health-care-inc/2015/01/oregon-docs-to-feds-hands-off-our-prescription.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_18+%28Legal+Services+Industry+News%29 The Oregon Medical Association is the latest group to voice serious concerns about federal drug enforcements of the state’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program’s database. Eight other state medical associations and the American Medical Association signed on to support the OMA in the brief it […]

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P&P are there to protect the employer, Fed/State laws there to protect employee

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Your Days Are Numbered: Beware Disciplining Employees So Soon After FMLA Requests http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/41876/your-days-are-numbered-beware-disciplining-employees-so-soon-after-fmla-requests#_ When it comes to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), courts always pull out their stopwatches and calendars to see how closely the employee’s protected activity (requesting or taking FMLA leave) coincides with the adverse action (discipline or firing). As this […]

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Employer condoned hostile work environment legal ?

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

‘Third-Party’ Harassment: Is the Customer Always Right? http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/39507/third-party-harassment-is-the-customer-always-right There is only one boss. The customer. But what if the customer or another outsider is harassing one of your employees? Can your organization be held liable? One court recently warned employers against adopting the “hear no evil, see no evil” strategy. Freeman sued her employer for […]

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Have you ever noticed ?

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

                There is a estimated 40,000 people commit suicide in our country every year… and there is a estimated 16,000 die of overdoses .. normally a cocktail of legal meds, illegal substances and alcohol and since .. as a country .. we don’t track how many of these […]

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