The 800 lb gorilla in the room ?

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

PALLIATIVE CARE diagnosis – exempts pt from daily opiate limits The above post was about two Maine residents that threatened to sue the state over their mandated daily opiate dosing limits. Most/many/all of the state’s opiate dosing limits and the “guidelines” published by the CDC and which many entities are adopting as their standard of […]

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Are criminals SMARTER ….or… Bureaucrats just DUMBER ?

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA official: ‘Marijuana black market has increased exponentially’ http://beatricedailysun.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/dea-official-marijuana-black-market-has-increased-exponentially/article_1eecc057-12c5-5aae-98d2-1958872bd4fc.html DENVER — A mammoth marijuana trafficking ring that pretended to be growing weed for sick people was instead illegally shipping the drug to a half-dozen other states and bilking investors, including former NFL players, Colorado officials announced Wednesday. A Denver grand jury indicted 62 people and […]

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Persistent Pain Linked With Greater Memory Decline & Dementia Probability

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Persistent Pain Linked With Greater Memory Decline & Dementia Probability http://www.clinicalpainadvisor.com/pain-comorbidities/executive-functioning-is-affected-in-elderly-individuals-with-persistent-pain/article/669954/ In a population-based cohort study described in JAMA Internal Medicine, older adults with persistent pain showed more rapid memory decline and greater dementia probability compared with adults without persistent pain.1  The prevalence of chronic pain in older adults is 25% to 33%, and recovery […]

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