The opioid lobby’s political spending adds up to more than eight times what the formidable gun lobby recorded for political activities during the same period.

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Pharma lobbying held deep influence over opioid policies https://www.publicintegrity.org/2016/09/18/20203/pharma-lobbying-held-deep-influence-over-opioid-policies For more than a decade, members of a little-known group called the Pain Care Forum have blanketed the nation’s capital with messages touting prescription painkillers’ vital role in the lives of millions of Americans, creating an echo chamber that has quietly derailed efforts to curb U.S. […]

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DEA: won’t let FACTS get in the way of their AGENDA.. just create FACTOIDS ?

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Survey Of 6,000 Kratom Users Shows No Evidence Of Epidemic Or Abuse Justifying DEA Push To Ban Coffee-Like Herb https://www.yahoo.com/news/survey-6-000-kratom-users-shows-no-evidence-173900596.html WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Nine out of 10 respondents in the largest survey conducted to date of kratom users believe that the coffee-like herb is effective for dealing with joint and muscle comfort and […]

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Only 8.3 percent of those who died had a prescription for an opioid drug

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Most overdose deaths in Mass. caused by illegal drugs http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/09/15/most-overdose-deaths-massachusetts-caused-illegal-drugs/gPFUwRrRzSF3qGlXfP3VEK/story.html Drugs obtained illegally were the main killers of the 2,212 people who died of overdoses in 2013 and 2014 in Massachusetts, according to a report from state health officials issued Thursday. Only 8.3 percent of those who died had a prescription for an opioid drug, […]

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GOOD NEWS… prescription opiate OD deaths are DOWN…

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Overdose Deaths Decline In Nearly Two-Thirds of New Mexico’s 33 Counties http://krwg.org/post/overdose-deaths-decline-nearly-two-thirds-new-mexico-s-33-counties BAD NEWS:  Heroin and Meth deaths are UP Commentary: Today, the New Mexico Department of Health announced that nearly two-thirds of New Mexico counties saw a decline in overdose deaths last year. The department released county-by-county data, which shows overdose deaths decreased in […]

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Obama: I Will Consider It An Insult To My Legacy If You Do Not Vote

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Obama: I Will Consider It An Insult To My Legacy If You Do Not Vote; Want to Give Me A Good Send Off? Go Vote http://www.msnbc.com/hardball/watch/obama-urges-black-voters-to-vote-for-clinton-768958531893 Let’s take a look at Obama’s legacy… and its effect on the chronic pain community The war on drugs took a turn toward a war on prescribers/pts Hydrocodone products […]

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Prescription painkillers are more widely used than tobacco – SO!!!!

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Prescription painkillers are more widely used than tobacco, new federal study finds https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/09/20/prescription-painkillers-are-more-widely-used-than-tobacco-new-federal-study-finds/ Imagine this… 35 percent of the adults take a medically necessary medication and it is estimated that there are 116 million chronic pain pts and out current population is about 320 million… and that is compared to 31 percent of adults that […]

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FDA warns China facility over ‘persistent’ contamination

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

FDA warns China facility over ‘persistent’ contamination http://www.fiercepharma.com/manufacturing/fda-warns-china-facility-over-persistent-contamination The FDA put a Chinese biologics drugmaker on import alert and followed up with a warning letter after an inspection a year ago that found serious microbial contamination at its plant in Hebei. The FDA posted the warning letter today for Hebei Yuxing Bio-Engineering, after putting the […]

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