PHARMACIST STEVE

Controversial question: Is pot part of the answer to the heroin epidemic? fox8.com/2016/11/17/controversial-question-is-pot-part-of-the-answer-to-the-heroin-epidemic/ If we are a country that works by “majority rule” and the MAJORITY of states has made marijuana LEGAL… why isn’t the Feds conforming to the voice of the majority of our country ? CLEVELAND – One week after seven additional states legalized […]

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High-dollar Prescribers Proliferate in Medicare’s Drug Program https://www.propublica.org/article/high-dollar-prescribers-proliferate-in-medicare-drug-program? Forty-one health providers prescribed more than $5 million in drugs in 2011. Last year, that jumped to 514. “The trends in this space are troubling and don’t show any signs of abating,” a federal official said. by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones ProPublica, Nov. 17, 2016, […]

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Ex-cop who helped police with addiction dies in CVS parking lot http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/cop-who-helped-police-with-addiction-dies-cvs-parking-lot/86uQQsMugPqhFA9ZPYnALN/ One of the BIGGEST things that our bureaucracy professes as the MEANS to keep people from abusing some substance and becoming addicted.. is EDUCATION…  It is hard to argue that this cop was very knowledgeable about substance abuse and addiction and yet he […]

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Doctor fills us in after feds search office http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/doctor-fills-us-in-after-feds-search-office SAN ANTONIO- A local doctor fills us in on why his practice was raided Tuesday by the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration or DEA. Dr. Javier Bocanegra and his attorney say the allegations and investigation by the DEA and FBI are not directed at him or […]

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Daughter Says Untreated Pain Led to Mother’s Suicide www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2016/11/16/daughter-blames-doctors-for-mothers-suicide November 16, 2016 By Pat Anson, Editor Suicides are never easy to accept. Especially if they involve a loved one. Even more so if they could have been prevented. Lacy Stewart says her mother never would have killed herself if she’d been given proper medical care […]

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Iowa veteran takes his life after VA has him wait for treatment JOHNSTON, Iowa — He was a son, a father, a boyfriend and a veteran. After serving two tours in Iraq as a combat engineer, 32-year-old Curtis Gearhart found love and friendships. What he didn’t find was timely help from the V.A., reports WHO. Gearhart took […]

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Many States Have Legalized Medical Marijuana, So Why Does DEA Still Say It Has No Therapeutic Use? http://www.forbes.com/sites/ritarubin/2016/11/16/many-states-have-legalized-medical-marijuana-so-why-does-dea-still-say-it-has-no-therapeutic-use/#fe4723d35a1e More than half the states–28, to be exact–including Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota as of the Nov. 8 election, and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for certain medical conditions. And yet, the Drug Enforcement Administration still […]

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Hi Steve wanted to let you know what happened, strange appointment indeed. It started with us discussing the results from a foot specialist he had sent me to see concerning my good foot. They found my other talus is collapsing due to 22years on crutches and overuse. They have a surgery scheduled for the 8th […]

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Ninth Circuit Considers Limits to DEA Access to Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program http://www.natlawreview.com/article/ninth-circuit-considers-limits-to-dea-access-to-oregon-prescription-drug-monitoring Summary On November 7, 2016, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments in Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program v. United States DEA, No. 14-35402 (9th Cir. 2016). Here, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sought to overturn a […]

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Trump push to combat drug trade may mean starting with China, not Mexico http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/16/trump-push-to-combat-drug-trade-may-mean-starting-with-china-not-mexico.html Cutting the drug trade from China is a GOOD THING… however… unless we start treating those who are suffering from the mental health issue of addictive personality disorder… less supply on illegal drugs on the street will mean HIGHER STREET PRICES… […]

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