chronic pain pts: committing suicide as they see their lives turned upside down by doctors pressured to reduce

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

As a physician, I urge other doctors to cut back on prescribing opioids http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/326095-as-a-physician-i-urge-other-doctors-to-cut-back-on-prescribing Recently I met with a woman, a casualty of our nation’s clumsy efforts to curb its opioid crisis. Her story shows how a myopic fascination with numeric targets, which caused so much harm as our prescribing went up, is likely to […]

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ACLU: defending legit pts or substance abusers or BOTH ?

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

ACLU Fights Against Warrantless Searches of Drug Database https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/03/27/us/ap-us-dea-lawsuit-prescription-drug-database.html SALT LAKE CITY — The American Civil Liberties Union and Utah state officials are arguing that a judge’s recommendation to allow the Drug Enforcement Administration to do warrantless searches of a prescription drug database violates people’s privacy rights, the ACLU said Monday. Safeguards are needed for […]

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