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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Pain Expert: ‘I Haven’t Prescribed an Opioid in a Decade’.. VIDEO ON LINK

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Pain Expert: ‘I Haven’t Prescribed an Opioid in a Decade’ Daniel Clauw, MD, states the case for avoiding opioids in chronic pain http://www.medpagetoday.com/PainManagement/PainManagement/62730? Daniel Clauw, MD, is professor of medicine, anesthesia, and psychiatry at the University of Michigan and director of the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center. In this era of increasing opioid abuse […]

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Newspapers don’t usually report on suicide cases for fear of copycats.

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Woman’s online journal of disorder paves way for new medical courses http://www.kpaddock.org/   Apparently most newspaper editors are totally disconnected from the fact that the USA has 40,000 – 50,000 suicide every year and ONE MILLION ATTEMPTS. Robert Paddock is a quiet man with a single mission in life – to tell the story of […]

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Opioid Rxs decline 20%… Opioid OD deaths at record levels in Ohio

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Opioid Prescriptions In Ohio Continue To Decline http://radio.wosu.org/post/opioid-prescriptions-ohio-continue-decline Who believes that politicians/bureaucrats will come to the conclusion anytime soon that they come to the realization that legal prescription opiates are not a major part of the problem. I VOTE NO!!! As the number of opioid-related deaths in Ohio remains high, the number of prescriptions dropped […]

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Bill would allow juveniles involved in non-violent pharmacy robberies to be tried as adults

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Bill would allow juveniles involved in non-violent pharmacy robberies to be tried as adults http://www.theindychannel.com/news/politics/bill-would-allow-juveniles-involved-in-non-violent-pharmacy-robberies-to-be-tried-as-adults INDIANAPOLIS — State lawmakers are considering a plan that would allow teens to be prosecuted for robbing pharmacies. Senator Michael Young said the number of pharmacy robberies must be addressed in the new session of legislature, and he believes his […]

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Maryland Opioid Epidemic: New Laws Tackle Addiction

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Maryland Opioid Epidemic: New Laws Tackle Addiction http://patch.com/maryland/annapolis/maryland-opioid-epidemic-new-laws-tackle-addiction Last year for the first time deaths from the use/abuse of Alcohol exceeded 100,000 a 20% increase over 2015 and abt 450,000 from the use/abuse of the drug Nicotine… those two drugs killed more people in a SINGLE YEAR that all the USA soldiers killed in the […]

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