blocking the Justice Department and DEA from spending money to interfere with state medical marijuana laws or hemp research projects

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Congress Blocks DEA Interference in Medical Marijuana States, Ends Needle Exchange Funding Freeze The omnibus spending bill approved by Congress today includes important drug reform provisions, but not everything activists were looking for. http://www.alternet.org/drugs/congress-blocks-dea-medical-marijuana-states-ends-needle-exchange-freeze The omnibus spending bill approved by Congress this morning includes several drug reform provisions, although reformers didn’t get everything they wanted. […]

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One of 400,000 medical error deaths each year ?

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Did Hospitals Kill Her Mom? http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/18/did-hospitals-kill-her-mom.html Paula Schulte couldn’t survive a cascade of medical mistakes. After that, her family couldn’t get answers—or accountability. by Marshall Allen and Olga Pierce, ProPublica Over the course of her lifetime, Paula Schulte survived painful scoliosis that contorted her spine, a head injury that left her in a coma for […]

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Pt with mental health/substance abuse disorder more likely to commit suicide

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Opioid-Benzo Combo Raises Deadly Drug Overdose Risk http://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/Opioid-Benzo-Combo-Raises-Deadly-Drug-Overdose-Risk Concurrently prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines increase the risk for deadly drug overdose in veterans.   A new study published in the British Medical Journal found 27% of US veterans who received opioids between 2004 and 2009 were taking benzodiazepines at the same time. Roughly half of the […]

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