Government’s role in opioid crisis deserves review

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Government’s role in opioid crisis deserves review http://newsok.com/article/5560720 AS states grapple with increasing opioid abuse, policymakers would do well to consider if government has inadvertently played a role in fueling addiction. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has gathered evidence suggesting this may be the case. In a recent letter to the Health and Human Services […]

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The Right Prescription Never Let an Opioid Crisis Go to Waste

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Is it really a good idea give government more power over patients and doctors? www.spectator.org/never-let-an-opioid-crisis-go-to-waste/ When the Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis advised the President to declare a national emergency to deal with the overdose epidemic, HHS Secretary Tom Price wisely suggested that this step wouldn’t be particularly useful: “[T]he opioid […]

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More FACTOIDS and FAKE NEWS about the HEROIN EPIDEMIC

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Analysis: Meet the opioid wholesalers who became middlemen for the heroin epidemic http://www.wcpo.com/news/opinion/analysis-cities-counties-states-target-opioid-wholesalers-over-the-heroin-epidemic This article is part of the WCPO.com project “Heroin: How Do We Respond?” You can view the I-Team story tonight on WCPO 9 On Your Side at 6 p.m. As the nation’s opioid addiction grew out of control in the five years […]

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