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Heroin Boom: Afghanistan Producing 25 Times More Opium Since U.S. Invasion http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/10/24/heroin-boom-afghanistan-producing-25-times-opium-since-u-s-invasion/ The estimated opium poppy plant production and its cultivation area in Afghanistan have increased more than 25-fold over the course of the ongoing war in the country to 4,800 metric tons and 201,000 hectares (ha), respectively, according to the United Nations. Meanwhile, eradication […]

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If You’re Prescribed Opioids after Injury or Surgery, Will You Become Dependent? nationalpainreport.com/if-youre-prescribed-opioids-after-injury-or-surgery-will-you-become-dependent-8831759.html We’ve all seen the massive media attention on the opioid epidemic and as the dust settles and changes are made to how opioids are viewed, we are left with a few takeaways.  One of them is that if someone is injured or […]

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The time a 28-year-old MBA told a physician where to round first www.kevinmd.com/blog/2016/05/the-time-a-28-year-old-mba-told-a-physician-where-to-round-first.html The last couple of decades have seen a dramatic shift of power and clout away from individual physicians and towards administrators and the business side of health care. In many ways, physicians have nobody but themselves to blame collectively; because for any […]

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DEA’s Latest Ban Plan: Kratom www.addictionnow.com/2016/09/29/deas-latest-ban-plan-kratom/ Kratom is an unusual, natural substance consumed in Asian countries including Thailand and Malaysia, since the early 1800s, to help treat anxiety and depression, alleviate fatigue, promote strength, relieve chronic pain, PTSD symptoms, diarrhea and combat lack of energy. Kratom – thom, biak, ketum, kakuam or thang –  is […]

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Trending News Today: Researcher Allegedly Withheld Deaths Caused by Cancer Therapy http://www.specialtypharmacytimes.com/news/trending-news-today-researcher-allegedly-withheld-deaths-caused-by-cancer-therapy A National Cancer Institute researcher waited several months before notifying authorities that 2 patients in a lymphoma trial died of fungal infections that may have been caused by the treatment. According to The Washington Post, the early-stage trial was examining the efficacy of […]

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Maybe the chronic pain community needs to listen to the two Presidential candidates ?         There is an estimated 116 million chronic pain pts and in the last president election.. there was 5 million votes between the winner and loser and an estimate 106 million eligible voters – DIDN’T VOTE ! Our […]

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Gov. Ducey order limits opioids for Arizona employees http://www.12news.com/mb/news/local/arizona/governor-ducey-order-limits-opioids-for-arizona-employees/340796576   Vermont Governor Proposes Limits on Painkiller Prescriptions I guess that the Gov of Arizona has never hear of The Americans with Disability Act that provides certain accommodations in the work place. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday issued an executive order limiting opioid prescriptions for […]

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