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How drugs intended for patients ended up in the hands of illegal users: ‘No one was doing their job’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/how-drugs-intended-for-patients-ended-up-in-the-hands-of-illegal-users-no-one-was-doing-their-job/2016/10/22/10e79396-30a7-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html As the worst of a nationwide opioid epidemic raged in Appalachia, DEA investigators went after companies distributing millions of highly addictive pills. Then, their cases ground to a halt. (Lee Powell/The Washington Post) UNNATURAL CAUSES […]

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Not All Drug Abuse Is From Health Providers and Oxycodone http://www.anesthesiologynews.com/Commentary/Article/10-16/Not-All-Drug-Abuse-Is-From-Health-Providers-and-Oxycodone/38050/ses=ogst? Over the last few months, there has been an explosion of interest in the legislature to rein in oxycodone and to limit its use for pain management. Health care providers are painted as the major culprits who are causing an explosion of drug abuse, […]

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Seattle Pain Centers director denies state’s claims in patients’ deaths http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/former-seattle-pain-centers-director-denies-states-claims-in-opiate-deaths/ These clinics served some 8,000 opiate pts and over a 5-6 yr period… ” and 18 POSSIBLY DIED from their opiate use. Now there are some 25,000 pts – including 8,000 taking opiates – that are finding it impossible to get healthcare. Another WITCH […]

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An Obligation to Society http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/obligation-society? “A Pharmacist serves individual, community, and societal needs.” – Pharmacists’ Code of Ethics Joe had a full time job. He and his “team” had become quite proficient at their trade. Joe’s job had several parts and as the leader Joe had to be particularly good at each. Joe was a […]

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Here’s how a $50 drug ends up costing you $700 in America’s healthcare system http://www.businessinsider.com/pharmacists-blame-pbms-for-high-cost-of-nexium-2016-10 Pharmacists around the country are agitated. For years they’ve been watching their customers struggle to pay for prescription drugs, even when they have generic or over-the-counter alternatives. These drugs are supposed to treat simple, everyday ailments, like acid reflux and […]

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Vermont Governor Proposes Limits on Painkiller Prescriptions www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/us/vermont-governor-proposes-limits-on-painkiller-prescriptions.html? I wonder how many of the 45 million “Nicotine addicts” and 35 million “Alcoholics” live in Vermont  and I wonder how many of the 540,000 people that die every year from the use/abuse of those two drugs live(d) in Vermont ? Didn’t read anything in this article […]

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After son’s heroin overdose and oxycodone prescription, parents search for answers http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article109589897.html Someone who has been “fighting opiate addiction” for TWENTY YEARS… the most dangerous time for a recovering addict is after being in rehab… when their tolerance has been reduced.. and they are discharged… back into the environment from where they came from and […]

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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/kentucky-jail-pioneering-treatment-for-inmates-addicted-to-oipoids/ Kentucky jail using new drug treatment for inmates addicted to opioids I have been suggesting using Vivitrol as part of a substance abuser’s therapy… for at least a year… maybe someone in Kenton county KY… may have read some of my postings on my blog  ??? COVINGTON, Ky. — Every jail is full of […]

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State health inspectors detect more than 30 medical errors at Wisconsin Veterans Home http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-inspectors-issue-citations-to-wisconsin-veterans-home-at-king/article_d7bb843b-36b3-5cc9-b2a0-acb402bba474.html State health inspectors have found more than three dozen instances of medical errors at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, according to its latest review of the facility. The findings are a part of a review conducted last month by inspectors […]

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