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Federal money grab will increase crime in our city http://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/farmington/2016/01/28/money-grab-will-increase-crime/79387040/ One week before Christmas, police chiefs across the country received a letter from the Justice Department entitled “Deferral of Department of Justice Equitable Sharing Payments.” It explained that drug forfeiture funds which local agencies received for working with Drug Enforcement Agency would be “deferred” until […]

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Burlington police commissioner disturbed by masks on officers https://vtdigger.org/2016/01/27/burlington-police-commissioner-disturbed-by-masks-on-officers/ BURLINGTON — Police Commissioner Jerry O’Neil, a former federal prosecutor and longtime observer of law enforcement in the city, has recently noticed a trend he finds disturbing. Police have started to wear balaclavas — masks that cover their faces — something he hasn’t seen in 40 […]

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Indiana panel OKs allowing prescriptions for cold medicines http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/article56893938.html For several years, all Indiana Pharmacies have been using this national database for PSE sales called NPLEx http://www.appriss.com/nplex.html not sure how much tax money Indiana had to spend to fund this system’s operation. IMO.. the system had to major flaws, first of all a driver license […]

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Here’s how the White House plans to address rural America’s struggle with heroin https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/agriculture-secretary-to-lead-effort-addressing-rural-areas-struggles-with-drugs/2016/01/14/2fb61684-bb05-11e5-b682-4bb4dd403c7d_story.html The White House will announce Friday that President Obama is appointing Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, his Cabinet’s longest-serving member, to lead a new interagency effort focused on addressing rural America’s struggle with heroin and opioid abuse as well as other pressing […]

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Dramatic Drop in Hydrocodone Combo Prescriptions After DEA Rescheduling http://www.raps.org/Regulatory-Focus/News/2016/01/27/24189/Dramatic-Drop-in-Hydrocodone-Combo-Prescriptions-After-DEA-Rescheduling/#sthash.EbqV5G1Y.dpuf Does this mean that practitioners stopped writing HCP Rxs or Pharmacists stopped filling them.. Since they only counted Rxs filled ? Prescriptions for hydrocodone combination products (HCPs) fell significantly after the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) tightened restrictions on those drugs, according to a study […]

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Advocacy Alert – Just a quick note to remind you of the opportunity to listen to the CDC Public Hearing tomorrow, January 28th. The committee will meet from 9:00am-3:00pm EST with Public Comment from 1:00pm-2:30pm EST. The Board of Scientific Counselors will discuss the draft recommendations in the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic […]

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