PHARMACIST STEVE

IMO, it should not be  US VS THEM (chronic painers vs substance abuser ) when it comes to chronic pain pts and those who are suffering from addictive personality disorder. Both groups are SUFFERING from chronic health issues. We are doing more harm to the chronic pain community by agreeing with those who claim that […]

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New Data: Illegally obtained opioids is the “driving force” behind epidemic The data analytics approach was used to understand the link between opioid overdose deaths and the legal use of prescribed opioids http://wwlp.com/2016/07/26/new-data-illegally-obtained-opioids-is-the-driving-force-behind-epidemic/ BOSTON (STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE) – Authorized by a law signed last year to collect information from health care agencies, law enforcement […]

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In April of 2015 a handful of us got together and I wrote a formal complaint to the United Nation Humane Right Commisioner,,because people were/are dieing,,and the hope was/is to stop 1 more good soul from being forced into choosing death as their only option to stop their physical pain from untreated physical pain from […]

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Lara Spencer to undergo hip replacement surgery at 47 http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/08/11/lara-spencer-to-undergo-hip-replacement-surgery-at-47.html Lara Spencer announced on Thursday morning that she’ll be undergoing hip replacement surgery this Saturday. “I waited for a long time before I did anything about it or told anyone because it’s an old person’s problem and I just couldn’t believe it,” the “Good Morning […]

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Is Suicide a Consequence of the CDC Opioid Guideline? http://www.painmedicinenews.com/Commentary/Article/08-16/Is-Suicide-a-Consequence-of-the-CDC-Opioid-Guideline-/37442/ses=ogst By Lynn R. Webster, MD The law of unintended consequences states that the actions of people, and especially of governments, always have effects that are unanticipated, as when legislation and regulation aimed at righting a problem go wrong in other ways (Unintended consequences. http://tinyurl.com/?8p8g). An […]

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§3331. Oath of office An individual, except the President, elected or appointed to an office of honor or profit in the civil service or uniformed services, shall take the following oath: “I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and […]

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DEA Denies Petition To Reschedule Marijuana For Medical Use, To The Detriment Of Patients http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2016/08/11/dea-denies-petition-to-reschedule-marijuana-for-medical-use-prolongs-human-suffering/#7c2528c51a3b The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has denied petitions by two former state governors and a New Mexico psychiatric nurse practitioner to remove marijuana from the most restrictive classification of controlled substances. In a 180-page document to be published Friday, August […]

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Upcoming CDC Webinar Highlights Agency’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain The next CDC webinar, “Dosing and Titrating Opioids,” will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at 2 PM (ET) as part of a free continuing education (CE) webinar series for health care providers on the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic […]

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Local Pharmacies Putting Patients At Risk With Dispensing Errors  

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