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Legalizing Medical Marijuana May Lead To Fewer Suicides http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/04/marijuana-legalization-suicide_n_4726390.html We have 40,000 people commit suicide annually, not counting all those that are labeled as a “accidental over dose” which were actually a suicide. As a society, we are in denial of mental health issues  involved with drug abuse.  This study suggests that by legalizing/decriminalizing MJ/MMJ […]

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video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Detroit EMT Fired After Refusing to Perform CPR on 8-Month-Old Girl http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/06/27/detroit-emt-fired-refusing-perfom-cpr-8-month-old-baby-girl So here we have a licensed healthcare professionals refusing to provide care…  Be interesting to see if the licensing board suspends/revokes her license, if some sort of criminal charges are filed and the always possible civil lawsuit against […]

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Pain doctor in Kentucky charged in 5 deaths http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/01/21/pain-doctor-charged-in-5-deaths-in-ky/22134745/ Barb saw this particular pain doc for a couple years. I was a lot more impressed by this particular doc’s pt care than the doc that owned the clinic nor the doc that replaced him… shortly afterwards Barb left the clinic’s practice.  Dealing with chronic pain […]

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Woman arrested in KY for stealing from nursing home patient http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/29412484/woman-arrested-in-ky-for-stealing-from-nursing-home-patient#ixzz3eEThZKb1 Here is a interesting story… denying a chronic pain pts their legally prescribed medication is WANTON ABUSE/NEGLECT OF AN ADULT ? PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) – An employee of a local nursing home was arrested after she admitted stealing pain medication from a patient.Anna Allen, […]

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There is some 320 million people in the US… among those there are abt 40 million blacks/African Americans .. someone discriminates against one of them.. this is what you may see in the media There are some 12 million that label themselves as part of the LGTB community and if you discriminate against one or […]

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As advocate for industrial hemp production, Kentucky’s Thomas Massie standing tall http://www.nkytribune.com/2015/06/as-advocate-for-industrial-hemp-production-kentuckys-thomas-massie-standing-tall/ If there is anyone from Kentucky who is a bigger industrial hemp advocate than Agriculture Commissioner James Comer, it is likely U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, who stood beside Comer when state legislation was being passed to allow an administrative framework be set up. […]

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https://youtu.be/-p4ufHaQDhw Baltimore Mayor .. “we gave them space to destroy “ DEA: Prescription drugs stolen in Baltimore flooding the streets http://fox2now.com/2015/06/25/dea-prescription-drugs-stolen-in-baltimore-flooding-the-streets/ The open-air drug markets of Baltimore are flush with new product this summer. The source, at least in part, is more than 30 pharmacies and clinics looted in riots following the death of Freddie Gray […]

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Teens, adult arrested in Indianapolis pharmacy robbery ring http://www.wthr.com/story/29380299/teens-adult-arrested-in-indianapolis-pharmacy-robbery-ring INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metro Police say they’ve broken up a robbery ring that targeted Indianapolis pharmacies. An adult and three teens were arrested. A day doesn’t go by without hearing about another CVS or Walgreens robbery, but it’s not money the crooks want. They’re after prescription […]

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Nurse Practitioner Admits Accepting Drug Company Kickbacks http://www.courant.com/health/hc-nurse-indictment-0625-20150623-story.html Alfonso was a high prescriber of the painkilling drug fentanyl in 2012 and 2013, writing 782 prescriptions for it, more than twice the number of the next highest prescriber. If you do “the math” on this statement…presuming that she wrote for 30 days supply for each Rx.. […]

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