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Medical Error Is Third Leading Cause of Death in US http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/862832?nlid=104512_3901&src=wnl_newsalrt_160503_MSCPEDIT&uac=75309AG& Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States, after heart disease and cancer, according to findings published today in BMJ. As such, medical errors should be a top priority for research and resources, say authors Martin Makary, MD, MPH, […]

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Safe Space for Opioid Users Reveals Changing Views on Addiction A Boston homeless center has started a new program allowing people who use opioids to be in a safe space where they can be supervised after taking the drugs. The program joins a growing number of places which aim to use “harm reduction” strategies — […]

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I made this post a few days ago … https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/?p=14603  regarding the leaflet to the left that was passed out in Chicago market at the end of April.. BELOW is a post on a Pharmacist’s Face Book page… today.. Can anyone imagine a company that has a HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT in their P&P as not […]

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Clinton backs Manchin plan to tax opioids http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/03/politics/hillary-clinton-west-virginia-opioids/index.html I won’t speculate who will benefit from this tax.. but.. monies charged to a manufacturer or importer.. guess who that tax is going to be passed along to. And who will the tax monies be passed out to ?  Those who run “treatment centers”.. like those run […]

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Drug overdose epidemic has driven increase in organ donors, data shows http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/01/drug-overdose-epidemic-organ-donors-data?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Version+CB+header&utm_term=169959&subid=13529055&CMP=ema_565 The devastating epidemic of drug overdose deaths in the US has led to an increase in organ donors, data from the federal government shows. As the death rate from drug overdoses surged in the US over the last several years, the number of […]

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This Hospital Fights Opioid Addiction With Holistic Healing http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/this-hospital-fights-opioid-addiction-with-holistic-healing-677449795529 The emergency room at one New Jersey hospital is trying to avoid giving out potentially addictive prescription drugs.

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