Soda/Sugar: the NEXT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ?

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

By the Numbers: Americans’ Soda Habit Hard to Shake http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/by-the-numbers/62731? About half of Americans drank at least one sugary beverage daily, accounting for one of every fifteen calories consumed each day, according to a study released by the National Center for Health Statistics on Thursday. The study, based on federal survey data collected from 2011-2014, […]

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experts say money is still getting across the border in immense amounts

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

More drug profits slipping into Mexico as border seizures plummet http://tucson.com/news/local/border/more-drug-profits-slipping-into-mexico-as-border-seizures-plummet/article_4642d8bf-9bee-5e4e-906b-f2d24fb2eff8.html Maybe if we decriminalized/legalized all drugs… all those profits and taxes could be kept in the USA.. We have abt a 60 BILLION trade deficit with Mexico and doubt if this “product trade” is counted in that total  Claudia Zuniga Aguilar’s daughter needed braces, […]

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Selling something that gets you high isn’t necessarily illegal

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Synthetic drugs make sentencing troublesome for courts, prosecutors http://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/Articles/2017/01/26/Synthetic-drugs-sentence-1-26-17.aspx The men who sold it called it Mr. Miyagi, a mind-altering chemical compound mixed with vegetable material and resembling marijuana.It was clear the drug was meant to be smoked for a potent high, notwithstanding the deceptive label that the product was potpourri not fit for human […]

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FDA, has yet to inspect nearly 1,300 drug manufacturing facilities, mostly based abroad, that are supplying the U.S.

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

More than 1000 drug plants never inspected http://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i5/1000-drug-plants-never-inspected.html In a recent audit of FDA, the Government Accountability Office found that the agency has yet to inspect nearly 1,300 drug manufacturing facilities, mostly based abroad, that are supplying the U.S. China, the world’s largest manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients, is also the country with the largest […]

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A Local Pharmacy Lawsuit Stirs up Community Controversy

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

A Local Pharmacy Lawsuit Stirs up Community Controversy http://www.wearewvproud.com/story/34347849/a-local-pharmacy-lawsuit-stirs-up-community-controversy Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has recently filed a lawsuit against several pharmacies in West Virginia for over supplying prescriptions….. but tonight that lawsuit is seeing community backlash. Community members are in shock after Attorney General, Patrick Morrisey, filed a lawsuit alleging Crab Orchard Pharmacy over prescribed […]

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Two Iowa Lawmakers Launch Crusade Against Opioid Epidemic

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Two Iowa Lawmakers Launch Crusade Against Opioid Epidemic whotv.com/2017/01/25/two-iowa-lawmakers-launch-crusade-against-opioid-epidemic/ 95% FAIL ADDICTION RECOVERY… because our Surgeon General has stated that addiction is a “brain disease” and generally… you cannot CURE a brain disease…you can only TREAT/MANAGE a brain disease. DES MOINES, Iowa  —  A pair of Iowa House Democrats say colleagues aren’t taking the opioid addicition […]

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