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AG Jeff Sessions: This American War on Drugs
Posted on August 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve
CLICK ON ABOVE LINK TO LISTEN This American War on Drugs Attorney General Jeff Sessions has signaled that he’d like to revamp the war on drugs. We take a look at the history of the battle, and how sensational media depictions of crack, heroin, and meth have helped fuel it. Plus: our Breaking News Consumer’s […]
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More Wisdom from Ken McKim: Identity Crisis
Posted on August 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve
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facing losing his business, sued the state over its restrictions on how much he could be prescribed.
Posted on August 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve
Intent On Reversing Its Opioid Epidemic, A State Limits Prescriptions http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/23/543955887/intent-on-reversing-its-opioid-epidemic-a-state-limits-prescriptions A year ago, Maine was one of the first states to set limits on opioid prescriptions. The goal in capping the dose of prescription painkillers a patient could get was to stem the flow of opioids that are fueling a nationwide epidemic of abuse. […]
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Is Medicaid fuelling the opioid crisis?
Posted on August 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve
Is Medicaid fuelling the opioid crisis? http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/is_medicaid_fuelling_the_opioid_crisis.html#.WaLj3FFxk_4.blogger Without thinking much about it, someone who overdoses on prescription opioids of heroin can just keep going right back to Medicaid for more easy access to the drug that nearly killed them the first time. The state just keeps paying for it. Which is why, according to a […]
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James Walker: Opioids? The silent question nobody is asking
Posted on August 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve
James Walker: Opioids? The silent question nobody is asking http://www.registercitizen.com/opinion/20170826/james-walker-opioids-the-silent-question-nobody-is-asking Where do we go from here? I started writing this column understanding it was going to be a grim read for a lot of people as there are opposite sides and opinions when it comes to opioid addiction and how to fight and treat it. […]
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Blue Cross: national goal to reduce opioids filled at the pharmacy by 30% compared to the opioid prescription peak in 2012
Posted on August 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve
Anthem reduces prescribed opioid use among its members by 15% http://www.mainebiz.biz/article/20170824/NEWS01/170829974/anthem-reduces-prescribed-opioid-use-among-its-members-by-15%89 South Portland-based Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine reported Wednesday that opioid prescriptions for its individual and employer-sponsored members dropped by 15% in the past year. Anthem stated in its news release that the primary goal of the quantity limits was to […]
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