Chronic Pain Social Media Slated for September 9

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Chronic Pain Social Media Slated for September 9 http://nationalpainreport.com/chronic-pain-social-media-slated-for-september-9-8827381.html Posted on September 8, 2015 “It’s time to tear down the wall that have separated us from the normal world for far too long.” Those words from U.S. Pain Ambassador Heather Grace wants chronic pain patients to speak up on social media on Wednesday September 9. […]

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While the DEA is taking out prescribers… Mexican Cartels set up shop in major cities

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA Report Shows Infiltration of Mexican Drug Cartels in Major US Cities http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2015/09/08/dea-report-shows-infiltration-of-mexican-drug-cartels-in-major-us-cities/ Mexican drug cartels control drug trafficking in multiple U.S. cities throughout the Southwest and continue to spread over the entire nation, a DEA report reveals. While government officials continue to claim that the border is secure, a recently unclassified intelligence report by the […]

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Education, Prohibition, Naloxone the answer to opiate abuse ?

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

CDC funding helps states combat prescription drug overdose epidemic Agency commits $20 million to advance prevention on multiple fronts http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2015/p0904-cdc-funding.html 20 million dollars to help address opiate/substance abuse for 3-6 million addicts..  that is $3 – $7 /addict over the next FOUR YEARS…  Chances of success ? Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

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First degree murder charge and accidental overdose ?

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Six felony murder indictments in Pryor accidental overdose case part of a larger prescription drug problem http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/courts/six-felony-murder-indictments-in-pryor-accidental-overdose-case-part/article_3d48d845-b746-5120-8945-9a2e39cc594d.html Mike Miers is taken into custody at his apartment by a multi-agency task force serving warrants on Miers and five other people on drug distrubtion conspiracy and first degree murder charges in the drug death of Jennifer McNulty […]

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How our fellow man is killed/dies off ?

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

And we spend 51 billion a year fighting the war on drugs… look were deaths from drug overdoses is on the list Rank War Years Deaths Deaths per Day US Population in First Year of War Deaths per Population 1 American Civil War 1861–1865 750,000[93] 420 31,443,000 2.385% (1860) 2 World War II 1941–1945 405,399 […]

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American Indian Movement DECLARES WAR ON DRUGS

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Dennis Banks Issues a State of War Declaration between AIM and Drugs; Will Lead Longest Walk 5 – War on Drugs http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/dennis-banks-issues-a-state-of-war-declaration-between-aim-and-drugs-will-lead-longest-walk-5-war-on-drugs/ GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN —Dennis Banks, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, has announced he will lead the “Longest Walk 5 – War on Drugs,” along a three-thousand mile route from California to Washington, D.C. […]

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The charges included doctors submitting fraudulent claims for services that were not necessary or that never were provided.

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

White House Takes Aim at Billions in Medicare and Medicaid Fraud http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/09/04/White-House-Takes-Aim-Billions-Medicare-and-Medicaid-Fraud Alarmed by the tens of billions of dollars in Medicare and Medicaid fraud and overpayments annually that are draining the federal health care system, the Obama administration has quietly stepped up its auditing and enforcement efforts to crack down on doctors, hospitals and […]

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Judicial system is from Venus… healthcare is from Mars and chronic pain pts are sent to HELL ?

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Federation of State Medical Boards Of the United States, Inc. MODEL POLICY FOR THE USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN Introduction The Federation of State Medical Boards (the Federation) is committed to assisting state medical boards in protecting the public and improving the quality and integrity of health care in the United […]

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In the USA … human rights.. pursuit of life, liberty, happiness..unless you suffer from a subjective disease ?

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Outspoken Helena doctor to stop treating pain patients http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_669903bc-540a-11e5-9480-8b21610dba53.html Dr. Mark Ibsen of Helena has been an outspoken advocate for providing chronic pain patients with the medications, including opiates, they need to carry on with their lives. This week, in a short note, Ibsen told his patients he would no longer be able to do […]

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When the prescriber tells the pt — YOU’RE FIRED

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/InVitroDiagnostics/HomeUseTests/ucm125722.htm If the test results are negative, can you be sure that the person you tested did not abuse drugs? No. No drug test of this type is 100% accurate. There are several factors that can make the test results negative even though the person is abusing drugs. First, you may have tested for the […]

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