They say that crime doesn’t pay.. unless you run a private prison

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

What?!? Private prisons suing states for millions if they don’t stay full Low crime rates bad for business for private prisons; they demand states keep them full http://rollingout.com/2013/09/26/what-private-prisons-suing-states-for-millions-if-they-dont-stay-full/ The prison-industrial complex is so out of control that private prisons have the sheer audacity to order states to keep beds full or face their wrath with […]

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Medical expert’s stupid ideas about opiate use/abuse continue to increase

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Opioid Overdose Deaths Keep Rising Prescription opioid and heroin overdose deaths hit record high http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/PublicHealth/55337?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-12-19&eun=g578717d0r Overdose deaths from opioids — both prescription opioids and heroin — reached an all-time high in 2014, according to the CDC. Following a relative plateau around 16,000 deaths per year, prescription opioid overdose deaths shot up 16% in 1 year […]

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