Opioid Commission: Declare a State of Emergency, Mr President

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Opioid Commission: Declare a State of Emergency, Mr President http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/883627#vp_1   The White House commission charged with advising the Trump administration on the country’s opioid epidemic is calling on President Donald J. Trump to declare a state of emergency to quickly and aggressively address this crisis.Some 142 Americans die every day from a drug overdose, […]

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gives the Attorney General of the United States unchecked authority to outlaw any substance

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Escalating The War On Drugs – The SITSA Act is Approved in Committee www.nationalpainreport.com/escalating-the-war-on-drugs-the-sitsa-act-is-approved-in-committee-8834122.html Posted on July 31, 2017 in Government, Opinion with 6 Comments This month, the House Judiciary Committee quietly approved a bill that would amend the Controlled Substance Act and give the Attorney General of the United States unchecked authority to outlaw […]

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Missouri’s PDMPs, doesn’t make information available to doctors and other prescribers

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

There’s Something Strange About Missouri’s New Opioid Law www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/07/theres-something-strange-about-missouris-new-opioid-law/ It’s the only state where doctors can’t see which patients are “shopping around” for opioid prescriptions. Calling opioid addiction a “modern plague,” Missouri Governor Eric Greitens signed an executive order on Monday establishing a statewide prescription drug monitoring program, ending Missouri’s holdout as the only state […]

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Pelosi: Healthcare is a right, not a privilege – who are you going to believe ?

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

https://youtu.be/VmbbvlrnXsQ?t=14m Pelosi is minority leader of the House.. so does her statement reflect all the Democrats in the House or the whole Democratic party ?  Even with Obamacare, we have abt 10% of the population  ( 30 million) without insurance and we still spend 3.8 TRILLION on healthcare.  Does she really mean that everyone has […]

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But a new standard involves helping a patient improve function, not necessarily eliminating pain

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Doctors prescribe fewer opioid pain killers, but experts say it’s not enough http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170729/doctors-prescribe-fewer-opioid-pain-killers-but-experts-say-its-not-enough The amount of opioid pain killers prescribed in Franklin County dropped by 41 percent from 2010 to 2015, but doctors still were prescribing the equivalent of a 14-day supply of the drugs for every person in the county, according to federal data. […]

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Trump’s FDA Chief Takes Wide Aim at Opioid Addiction Crisis

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Trump’s FDA Chief Takes Wide Aim at Opioid Addiction Crisis https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-24/trump-s-fda-chief-takes-wide-aim-at-opioid-addiction-crisis The Food and Drug Administration, as part of a sweeping overhaul in how it regulates opioid painkillers, plans to look to some unusual allies to limit the flood of the addictive pills — health insurers and companies that manage prescription drug benefits. Food and […]

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Prosecutor: Man killed doctor after opioid prescription disagreement

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Prosecutor: Man killed doctor after opioid prescription disagreement http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Police-news-conference-on-fatal-shooting-of-local-doctor-437015853.html Dr. Todd Graham was killed after an opioid disagreement with the husband of one of his patients, according to St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter. Dr. Todd Graham On Thursday afternoon, the gunman was identified as 48-year-old Michael Jarvis. Jarvis’s wife was Graham’s patient, according Cotter. […]

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Nixon administration invented strict marijuana prohibition as a pretense to harass black people

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Lawsuit Argues Federal Marijuana Laws Are Arbitrary and Target Black People http://www.houstonpress.com/news/federal-marijuana-laws-violate-due-process-and-the-civil-rights-of-african-americans-new-lawsuit-argues-9639253 A groundbreaking new lawsuit aims to force the feds to change their rules on cannabis. A group of marijuana activists and patients sued the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Department of Justice on Tuesday, alleging that the federal government violates due process, along […]

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Naloxone: Next step in job security for our judicial system ?

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Title: The Moral Hazard of Lifesaving Innovations: Naloxone Access, Opioid Abuse, and Crime Authors: Jennifer Doleac and Anita Mukherjee http://jenniferdoleac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Abstract.pdf Abstract: States across the country have responded to the opioid epidemic by increasing access to Naloxone, a drug that can help save lives when administered during an overdose. However, Naloxone access may unintendedly increase opioid […]

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New opioid vaccine could be a huge step to prevent addiction

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

New opioid vaccine could be a huge step to prevent addiction: AND THEN THERE ARE THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES IF THIS IS SUCCESSFUL…. You give an addict this vaccine and their body now attacks or binds any opiates that they take… preventing it from working… Presuming that this vaccine is like a lot of other vaccines […]

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