Is the DEA “NOT COMFORTABLE” with the number of Heroin death increases ?

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA report: Heroin use growing faster than any other illicit drug; overdose deaths highest in a decade http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20150522/NEWS/150529638 Nationally, the number of deaths involving heroin more than tripled to 8,260 overdose deaths in 2013, from 2,402 deaths in 2007, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The National Heroin Threat […]

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son broke into her medicine cabinet in 2013 and accidentally overdosed on her accumulated stockpile of amphetamines, benzodiazepines and morphine.

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Woman Sues Walgreens, Claims Company Is Responsible for Son’s Overdose and Her Attempted Suicide http://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/woman-sues-walgreens-claims-company-responsible-sons-overdose-and-her-attempted-suicide A woman is suing Walgreens, claiming the Deerfield-based pharmacy giant prescribed excessive amounts of narcotics that led to the accidental overdose death or her son and her suicide attempt the following day. Donna Soltis cites negligent supervision and training, general […]

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