PHARMACIST STEVE

< Union president calls for federal investigation of McGuire VA http://www.nbc12.com/story/34010299/union-president-calls-for-federal-investigation-of-mcguire-va   Thursday, December 8th 2016, 4:36 pm CSTThursday, December 8th 2016, 6:36 pm CST By Diane Walker, Anchor   A Union president is calling for a federal investigation of McGuire VA Medical Center. She says the hospital did not immediately fire its Assistant Chief of […]

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DEA laments that “media attention” is making it tough to put people in jail for pot https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/08/dea-laments-that-media-attention-is-making-it-tough-to-put-people-in-jail-for-pot/ In the Drug Enforcement Administration’s annual survey of the nation’s law enforcement agencies, heroin remained the top concern in 2016 — head-and-shoulders above all other illicit drugs — while marijuana was a drug of negligible concern. Only 4.9 percent […]

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Life Expectancy In U.S. Drops For First Time In Decades, Report Finds http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/08/504667607/life-expectancy-in-u-s-drops-for-first-time-in-decades-report-finds Why should this surprise anyone… our healthcare system is denying chronic pain pts their medically necessary medications… we continue to treat those suffering from addictive personalities as criminals rather that treating them.  Insurance companies are refusing to pay for certain medications and/or […]

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FROM MY INBOX Good morning Steve. First of all I too would like to thank you for the work you’re doing and your efforts to assist those of us who fall victim to bias pharmacies and their employees. I am a registered nurse and I’m currently on Suboxone for dependency. It has, in short, save […]

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***Robocall Scam Alert***  sharing information on a scam that uses the name of Blue Cross/Blue Shield (BCBS) to trick people. Beware of Robo Calls where they mention Blue Cross/Blue Shield and then go on to say: “This is not a telemarketing call. Due to the national prescription narcotic addiction crisis, BC&BS was providing a substitute […]

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