SIX TIMES more people die in Chicago from homicide than Heroin

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

http://homicides.redeyechicago.com/ – on average 12 people die of homicide in Chicago EVERY WEEK http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/29302192/dea-heroin-chicago DEA Special Agent: Heroin user dies every 3 days in Chicago area CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) — For the DEA in Chicago, heroin is now their number one priority. Agents told FOX 32 that heroin use has tripled in the last […]

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Practicing medicine and substance abuse “by the numbers”

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Feds targeting Indiana pill mill doctors, pharmacists http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/feds-targeting-indiana-pill-mill-doctors-pharmacists Scott County is a small .. abt 24 K population… fairly poor/low income county with two main cities … Scottsburg and Austin. The area  has a lot of the residents on Medicaid. There are six pharmacies in the county  4 – Scottsburg and 2 – Austin… 3 […]

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Isn’t the DEA suppose to get drugs off the street ?

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Rx meds are found on street after DEA orders drop box be relocated http://www.trivalleycentral.com/arizona_city_independent/people/rx-meds-are-found-on-street-after-dea-orders-drop/article_d972e86a-0ed4-11e5-a9fb-1783f2ca9816.html Three years ago, Arizona City was the first community anywhere to have a conveniently accessible, yet totally secure, expired prescription medication drop box for local citizens.  Since then, over 22 of these drop boxes have popped up throughout Pinal County. And […]

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Senate Panel Tells DEA to Butt Out of MedMJ States

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Chronicle AM: Senate Panel Tells DEA to Butt Out of MedMJ States, MI Legalization Initiatives Approved, More (6/11/15) http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2015/jun/11/chronicle_am_senate_panel_tells The Senate is following the House’s lead in telling the DEA not to interfere in medical marijuana states, two Michigan initiatives get the go-ahead for signature-gathering, a package of heroin bills passes the New York Senate, […]

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Am I the only one that sees the cause and effect ?

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Monitor Pharmacy sold to CVS, 7,000 customer files to be transferred It is a well known fact that Rx prices, particularly generics, are going up .. some generic as much as 1000%.. It is also a know fact that PBM (Prescription Benefit Managers) are dragging their feet in updating their database for 30-60-90 days in […]

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