PHARMACIST STEVE

Obituaries Shed Euphemisms to Chronicle Toll of Heroin http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/12/us/obituaries-shed-euphemisms-to-confront-heroins-toll.html WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — When George P. Gauthier died of an opiate overdose in May at 44, his sister, Cindy Gauthier-Rivera, wrote an obituary that was more like a cry from the heart. His destructive addictions to heroin, painkillers and alcohol had cost him his marriage, […]

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Florida Cops Laundered Millions For Drug Cartels, Failed To Make A Single Arrest http://www.forbes.com/sites/instituteforjustice/2015/07/10/florida-cops-laundered-millions-for-drug-cartels-failed-to-make-a-single-arrest/ Posing as money launderers, police in Bal Harbour and Glades County, Fla. laundered a staggering $71.5 million for drug cartels in an undercover sting operation, according to an in-depth investigation by The Miami Herald. With fake identities, undercover officers made deals to […]

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State Fund Looks to Put Soma Use to Bed http://www.wcexec.com/state-fund-looks-to-put-soma-use-to-bed.aspx Nearly 80 years ago, Aldous Huxley wrote in Brave New World about the wonders of a fictional drug called Soma and its benefits for society, but a real modern-day drug with the same name is anything but a benefit for society and the workers’ comp community, […]

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Painkiller Overdoses Often Involve ‘Pharmacy Shopping’ http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2015/07/08/painkiller-overdoses-often-involve-pharmacy-shopping Wholesalers’ rationing and opiophobic Pharmacists have created the “Pharmacy Crawl” .. which give people who like to do research to use numbers to prove certain facts… Could it be that these researchers seek out numbers that “prove” a pre-conceived conclusion ? WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2015 (HealthDay News) — […]

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This pt suffered a Cardiovascular Accident/Stroke… which he contributes to his inability to continue to get the level of pain management therapy.. It is not a major leap between unmanaged pain… elevated stress… elevated blood pressure.. and other mental/physical stressors.

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DEA Seizes $44,000 from Nail Salon Owner Who Committed No Crime at Airport https://generationopportunity.org/articles/2015/07/07/dea-seizes-44000-from-nail-salon-owner-who-committed-no-crime-airport/ Vu Do, the owner of two nail salons in New York City, is learning that once the federal government takes your money, it can be hard to get it back. Back in February, Do was flying from JFK International Airport to […]

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The Walgreens that I have used for the last 27 years & is the closest to my house – just UNDER a mile away (.94 mile) has a new Pharmacy Manager who will not fill my class 2 prescriptions because I am in a different zip code!! Seriously how do I even reason with this […]

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Quarter of patients prescribed opioids progress to long-term use http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/quarter-patients-prescribed-opioids-progress-long-term-use?page=0,0 If you read this article… the author turned 21 % into 25% and determined that long term use was 3-4 months… and ignored the 6% that actually ended up > 4 months usage… but the study was rather small sample (293 pts) and stopped reviewing […]

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Oregon silences bakers who refused to make cake for gay wedding http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/07/06/state-silences-bakers-who-refused-to-bake-cake-for-lesbians.html Shut up! Don’t say another word. That’s what the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry (BOLI) is telling the owners of Sweet Cakes By Melissa, a bakery owned by Christians who refused to bake a cake for a lesbian wedding. On Friday the state […]

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In a recent interview, Governor Christie stated that if elected President of the US… that he would turn the clock back to the “good ole days” of the war on drugs. According to this author, Gov Christie has a vested interest in how healthcare is provided, who can provide it and who can receive it…  […]

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