Burt Reynolds living in chronic pain

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Burt Reynolds claims to be in SEVERE PAIN – around 2 minutes into the interview… because of all the stunts he did during his career and states that he was “addicted” to pain meds but suffers now… confusion of dependency and addiction ?

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How long before we ask this question here ?

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

What price should we put on prolonging a life? http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/features/what-price-should-we-put-on-prolonging-a-life-1-7576026#ixzz3rn3ClL9J A groundbreaking breast cancer drug has been deemed too expensive for use on the NHS and there are fears other effective treatments could end up off-limits. Sarah Freeman reports. Emma is in her early 40s, she works as a teaching assistant at a school just […]

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Rite Aid Pharmacy Records Class Action Settlement

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Rite Aid Pharmacy Records Class Action Settlement http://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/232949-rite-aid-pharmacy-records-class-action-settlement/ Pharmacy giant Rite Aid has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit stemming over allegations that the company charges an unreasonable amount of money to obtain customers’ personal pharmacy records. Plaintiffs Anthony Lasseter and Amber Osborne filed the Rite Aid class action lawsuit after having to pay […]

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The positive side of opiate therapy

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Opioids Saved My Life http://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2015/11/16/opioids-saved-my-life By Rebecca Roberts, Guest Columnist My new life of chronic pain started in May of 2005. After being diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, I was given a series of 3 epidural steroid injections with a corticosteroid made by Pfizer called Depo-Medrol. I had no relief from the first two injections, […]

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The LIARS, THIEVES and CROOKS among us in our judicial system ?

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

I have received this information second-third hand but came from what I consider a very reliable source. There is a prescriber in the NW of the USA that is being charged with manslaughter over a pt’s death.  The spouse of this pt told both the DEA and the county prosecutor that the pt COMMITTED SUICIDE… […]

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#DEA gets “bitch slapped” over civil forfeiture ?

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Judge Pushes Burden Of Proof Back On DEA Agents Who Seized $11,000 From Traveling College Student from the recreational-drug-use-is-not-the-same-thing-as-drug-trafficking dept https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151108/11295232758/judge-pushes-burden-proof-back-dea-agents-who-seized-11000-traveling-college-student.shtml#comments This could be fun. Last February, DEA agents took $11,000 from college student Charles Clarke. The funds were to be used to continue his education. The DEA, however, had other plans for the money. […]

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My Journey with Cannabis: Enhancing Health and Exploring New Opportunities

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

I remember when I first discovered the potential health benefits of cannabis. Like many people, I had my reservations, but as I started to learn more about it, my perspective changed. This is my story of how cannabis improved my overall health and opened the door to exciting business opportunities. Discovering the Health Benefits of […]

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Educating the public about chronic illness

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

An Interview with Ken McKim: Educating the public about chronic illness http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=21823 I had not heard of Ken McKim prior to being given this interview assignment. I began my research and spent half of my Saturday watching all of his videos and making my family watch them as well. The video topics range from Crohn’s, […]

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Study Finds Alcohol Is The Gateway Drug, Not Marijuana

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

A new study in The Journal of School Health has found that alcohol is more likely to act as a gateway drug to substance abuse than marijuana. http://yournewswire.com/study-finds-alcohol-is-the-gateway-drug-not-marijuana/ The study proves that marijuana consumption is not an indicator as to whether a person is likely to move onto harder drugs or not. Hot6today.com reports: “By delaying the […]

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57 pages TWO MONTHS of civil forfeitures by DEA

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION POSTED ON NOVEMBER 15, 2015 Civil Forfeiture Aug – Sept 2015 DEA http://www.forfeiture.gov/pdf/DEA/OfficialNotification.pdf “The names of persons or businesses appearing in this notice are not necessarily criminal defendants or suspects, nor does the appearance of their names in this notice necessarily mean that they are the target of DEA investigations […]

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