Nevada city to use vending machines to provide clean needles for drug users

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Nevada city to use vending machines to provide clean needles for drug users http://nbc4i.com/2017/04/13/nevada-city-to-use-vending-machines-to-provide-clean-needles-for-drug-users/ LAS VEGAS, NV (KSNV) The Southern Nevada Health District is making sure people have access to clean needles to reduce the risk of spreading diseases. Three new needle exchange vending machines are being installed to give drug users access to clean […]

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John 8:32 32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” UNLESS OPIATES ARE INVOLVED

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

No, Vicodin Is Not The Real Killer In The Opioid Crisis http://www.acsh.org/news/2017/04/12/no-vicodin-not-real-killer-opioid-crisis-11123 CNN has just figured out something that we at the Council have been saying for more than a year. The narrative that opioid pills, such as Vicodin (hydrocodone) and Percocet (oxycodone) are causing addicts to drop dead left and right is absolutely false. […]

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Trump’s Pick For Drug Czar Hauled In Thousands Of Dollars From Drug Distributors He Wrote Bill To Protect

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Trump’s Pick For Drug Czar Hauled In Thousands Of Dollars From Drug Distributors He Wrote Bill To Protect http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/trumps-pick-drug-czar-hauled-thousands-dollars-drug-distributors-he-wrote-bill VIDEO ON ABOVE LINK President Donald Trump recently launched a high-profile White House initiative to combat the growing problem of opioid drug abuse in America. Yet his expected selection to oversee the nation’s drug laws is a […]

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Nurse fined $26,000 for using social media as “whistleblower” about bad pt care in NH

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Sask. nurse slapped with $26K fine after complaining about grandfather’s care http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/sask-nurse-fined-facebook-1.4060813 A Prince Albert, Sask., nurse is facing a hefty fine after complaining about her grandfather’s care on social media. In October, the discipline committee of the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses’ Association found Carolyn Strom guilty of professional misconduct. Strom posted that staff caring for […]

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War on drugs now 78 billion/yr – a 33% INCREASE ?? – and not going away soon ?

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

How the opioid epidemic costs the US economy $80B a year http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/us-and-world-news/248573030-story WJBK) – The opioid epidemic is becoming one of the biggest issues plaguing Americans. Heroin abuse drains almost $80 billion a year from the U.S. economy. The costs start showing up as lost tax revenue as productivity among addicts drops. Addicts inevitably make […]

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ACLU: standing up for discrimination and libelous statements from Wal Mart employee

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

MSU professor files lawsuit against world’s largest retailer http://www.abcfoxmontana.com/story/35149595/msu-professor-files-lawsuit-against-worlds-largest-retailer BOZEMAN –  A professor at Montana State University is taking on Walmart. Court documents, filed Thursday state that MSU professor Gilbert Kolande is suing the world’s largest retailer for libel.   Kalonde is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Technology and Education at MSU. Court […]

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FDA warning letter: PAPER TIGER ?

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

FDA jumps on another Mylan plant in India, slapping it with a warning letter http://www.fiercepharma.com/manufacturing/fda-slaps-another-mylan-plant-india-a-warning-letter Less than two years after being slapped hard by the FDA for problems at three plants it got in its buyout of a sterile injectables specialist Agila Specialties, another Mylan plant in India has been issued a warning letter for […]

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acceptance (of pain) might make the intensity of pain less important to a person’s functioning and quality of life

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Intensity of Chronic Pain — The Wrong Metric? http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1507136#t=article Jane C. Ballantyne, M.D., and Mark D. Sullivan, M.D., Ph.D. N Engl J Med 2015; 373:2098-2099November 26, 2015DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1507136 Pain causes widespread suffering, disability, social displacement, and expense. Whether the issue is viewed from a moral, political, or public health perspective, pain that can be relieved […]

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Alabama: Alprazolam rescheduling to C-II DOA !

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Alabama Battle Over Alprazolam is Done. For Now. deachronicles.quarles.com/2017/04/alabama-battle-over-alprazolam-is-done-for-now/ The battle is over! For now. Yesterday, Alabama lawmakers blocked the proposal to move Alprazolam into Schedule II, as well as blocking the other proposed changes described in this series of client updates. See here and here. The pharmacy community in Alabama took an active role […]

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