Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Juan E. Méndez Summary The present report focuses on certain forms of abuses in health-care settings that may cross a threshold of mistreatment that is tantamount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. It identifies the […]

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Ohio: Fentanyl, carfentanil and cocaine overdose deaths surge in 2016

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Fentanyl, carfentanil and cocaine overdose deaths surge in 2016 https://www.10tv.com/article/fentanyl-carfentanil-and-cocaine-overdose-deaths-surge-2016 COLUMBUS – Ohio’s opioid epidemic continued to evolve in 2016 with stronger drugs driving an increase in unintentional overdose deaths, according to a new report released by the Ohio Department of Health. The report showed a sharp rise in overdose deaths involving the opioid fentanyl, […]

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Ohio: deaths from Rx opiates DOWN 15%… UP 36% from illegal opiates.. WINNING THE BATTLE ?

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Kasich hopes pain-pill limits will reduce opioid addiction http://www.timesreporter.com/news/20170830/kasich-hopes-pain-pill-limits-will-reduce-opioid-addiction Ohioans and their medical-care providers face stricter limits on pain-pill prescriptions beginning Thursday as the state seeks to choke off abuse leading to opioid addiction. Likening opioid pain prescriptions to a “loaded gun,” Gov. John Kasich said the restrictions hold the promise of preventing abuse and […]

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