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Chronic-pain patients feel sting of Washington state’s opioid crackdown http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/chronic-pain-patients-feel-sting-of-washington-states-opioid-crackdown/ As physicians tighten their prescribing practices for opiates, patients feel punished for the actions of doctors they’ve never seen, such as at the now-closed Seattle Pain Centers. Patients deserve more understanding, experts say. Chris Hegge has been taking opioids almost 20 years for relief from […]

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Chronic Pain Sufferers Are Scared by Ohio’s New Opioid Rules http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/americas-heroin-epidemic/chronic-pain-sufferers-are-scared-ohio-s-new-opioid-rules-n742951 Chronic pain sufferers fear they could become casualties in the war on Ohio’s opioid overdose epidemic. They say recent moves by Gov. John Kasich to fight the plague by restricting how many painkillers can be prescribed will add to their anguish — and could […]

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New medical marijuana fees in Ohio may exceed program costs http://www.kansascity.com/news/article143510979.html COLUMBUS, Ohio State regulators in Ohio acknowledge that proposed licensing fees for medical marijuana businesses could initially exceed the state’s costs of operating the program. Missy Craddock, of the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program, told an advisory panel Friday the program is requested roughly […]

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