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Government wants to grade drugmakers, but keep grades secret http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/govt-wants-to-grade-drugmakers-but-keep-grades-secret/article/2570755 Federal regulators want to grade drug companies on the manufacturing quality of their product or factory, but don’t want to share that grade with the public. Patients have become more empowered in their healthcare decisions, using websites like Yelp to determine the quality of a […]
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https://youtu.be/dm6xexu_wJY?t=3m32s This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2015/aug/26/weeks_corrupt_cops_stories More jail guards in trouble, a DEA agent gets popped for child porn, and a Mississippi cop gets fired after getting caught in a major marijuana deal. Let’s get to it: In Hattiesburg, Mississippi, a Hattiesburg police officer was fired last Wednesday amid allegations he is a target […]
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New safes installed in Walgreens stores to prevent pharmacy robberies MILWAUKEE (TMJ) — Pharmacies have long been targets for criminals and drug addicts looking for their next fix. That has often put employees at risk of being robbed and customers in the crossfire. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Wisconsin ranks just behind Indiana for […]
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Lanier Treatment Center responds to fine, DEA oversight Department of Justice alleges narcotic treatment program kept incomplete records http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/111688/ Administrators of a Gainesville narcotic treatment program responded Wednesday to concerns that methadone was leaving the door unchecked. The program, Lanier Treatment Center was fined $20,000 to settle allegations about not keeping complete and accurate records […]
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This pt was moving from one state to another and had called ahead and made an appt with a new doctor explaining what meds she had been on… apparently one week before the appt and the pt would be out of meds and into withdrawal… the doctor’s office called and told the pt that she […]
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Two people may have committed suicide after Ashley Madison hack: police http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/24/us-ashleymadison-cybersecurity-idUSKCN0QT1O720150824 How many chronic painers commit suicide every day from DENIAL OF CARE ? NO ONE keeps tracks.. because NO ONE CARES ? At least two people may have committed suicide following the hacking of the Ashley Madison cheating website, Toronto police said on […]
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Legal marijuana snuffing out eradication program http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/story/news/local/2015/08/21/legal-marijuana-snuffing-eradication-program/32109409/ The multi-million dollar federal marijuana eradication program may be on its last legs as more states legalize the drug and results of the program decline. Since 2010, funding for the program has been relatively stable, yet states receiving the money have reported 35 percent fewer arrests and 58 […]
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Mailbox medicine delivered to wrong house, twice ST. PETERS – Shelia Van Drew doesn’t subscribe to magazines and she doesn’t expect birthday cards to come on time. The St. Peters woman says she accepted years ago that her mail delivery is unreliable. But a recent delivery got her angry enough to contact Five on Your […]
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Surge in heroin use tied to prescription opioid abuse http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150818122002.htm To combat both the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic the Obama administration announced a new $13.4 million program to curb access to both. The program will target illegal trafficking of the drugs in areas that have been particularly hard hit by the epidemic, including […]
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