PHARMACIST STEVE

Appeals court: No drug retests needed for Texas executions http://wtop.com/government/2016/09/appeals-court-no-drug-retests-needed-for-texas-executions/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution Is the creation of guidelines/rule/laws that restrict access to medication to treat  their various chronic medical issues… such as chronic pain.. is this a violation of our 8th Amendment ? HOUSTON (AP) — A federal court rejected a lawsuit by five Texas death row […]

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Protesters fight ban on herbal pain killer http://www.wtsp.com/news/health/protesters-fight-upcoming-ban-on-herbal-pain-killer/317975492 Thousands of people claim it has changed their lives, but the federal government says it dangerous. Kratom is an herbal supplement that will be reclassified at the end of the month to a schedule 1 drug.   That will mean it will be as illegal as heroin […]

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Pharma Company Funding Anti-Pot Fight Worried About Losing Business, Filings Show https://theintercept.com/2016/09/12/pharma-opioid-marijuana/ Pharmaceutical executives who recently made a major donation to an anti-marijuana legalization campaign claimed they were doing so out of concern for the safety of children — but their investor filings reveal that pot poses a direct threat to their plans to cash in […]

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White House Rally To Call Out DEA For Making Mockery Of Opioid Epidemic By Ban Push Targeting Coffee-Related, Natural Herbal Product http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/white-house-rally-to-call-out-dea-for-making-mockery-of-opioid-epidemic-by-ban-push-targeting-coffee-related-natural-herbal-product-300326277.html Seeking a Distraction from Real Crisis, DEA Exploits Concerns About Opioid Epidemic in Bid to Shut Down Kratom; 110,000-Signature Petition to be Presented to White House … September 13, 2016 News Advisory … […]

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DNA Dragnet: In Some Cities, Police Go From Stop-and-Frisk to Stop-and-Spit https://www.propublica.org/article/dna-dragnet-in-some-cities-police-go-from-stop-and-frisk-to-stop-and-spit The five teenage boys were sitting in a parked car in a gated community in Melbourne, Florida, when a police officer pulled up behind them. Officer Justin Valutsky closed one of the rear doors, which had been ajar, and told them to stay […]

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Companies you’ve never heard of are making a killing off high drug prices http://nordic.businessinsider.com/scrutiny-express-scripts-pbms-drug-price-fury-2016-9/ It’s easy to see why EpiPen has become the focus of America’s fury over drug prices. It treats potentially deadly allergic reactions – for example, in a child who is stung by a bee – and its price has spiked by […]

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SRSLY: Homes for the Old Need to Learn New Tricks https://www.propublica.org/article/srsly-homes-for-the-old-need-to-learn-new-tricks Pearl S. Buck said that “our society must make it right for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members.” Hubert Humphrey put […]

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If you are working with a pain clinic that has ceased to prescribe opiates as a blanket policy, could you please identify the clinic name and location? The above was posted on another closed FB page… if you know someone or you ARE SOMEONE… post the info here or send it to me steve@steveariens.com and […]

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