OEF veteran kills himself after being turned away by Kansas VA hospital

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

OEF veteran kills himself after being turned away by Kansas VA hospital http://popularmilitary.com/oef-veteran-kills-turned-away-kansas-va-hospital/ A Kansas veteran who killed himself was begging for help at the Topeka VA hospital two days before his death, according to his widow. Now, the bereaved wife of 26-year-old combat veteran Travis “Patt” Patterson is speaking out against a system that […]

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‘Illegal’ Means Nothing to Addicts

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

‘Illegal’ Means Nothing to Addicts New ban on fentanyl from China won’t work if core issues aren’t addressed http://www.lifezette.com/healthzette/illegal-means-nothing-addicts/ I am beginning to believe that not the first person in any State/Fed bureaucracy has never taken the first course in Economics and/or they were not paying attention… Basic Economic law is the law of supply […]

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American Academy of Pain Medicine Response to PROP Petition to the FDA

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

EDITORIALS AND COMMENTARY American Academy of Pain Medicine Response to PROP Petition to the FDA That Seeks to Limit Pain Medications for Legitimate Noncancer Pain Suffererspme_1493 1259..1264 There has been a concerted effort by public health, regulatory, and professional groups to curtail the serious problem of prescription opioid-related misuse that emergedduringthelastdecade.Thenatureofthisproblem was fully explicated in […]

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