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CDC Ignored Warning About Opioid Guidelines www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2017/9/5/cdc-ignored-warnings-about-opioid-guidelines September 05, 2017 By Pat Anson, Editor A consulting company hired by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned the agency last year that many doctors had stopped prescribing opioid pain medication and that chronic pain patients felt “slighted and shamed” by the CDC’s opioid guidelines. “Some […]

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  Dr. Andrew Kolodny: Opioid crisis ‘not an abuse crisis, it’s an addiction epidemic’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/postlive/dr-andrew-kolodny-opioid-crisis-not-an-abuse-crisis-its-an-addiction-epidemic/2017/06/21/789fa53c-568a-11e7-840b-512026319da7_video.html VIDEO ON ABOVE LINK Dr. Andrew Kolodny, Co-Director of Opioid Policy Research at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University says that the crisis of opioid addiction was originally “misframed” as a problem that only affected […]

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DEA does not think Trump border wall will stop drugs www.oxygenemag.com/dea-does-not-think-trump-border-wall-will-stop-drugs/ President Donald Trump says his wall at the US-Mexico border will help stem the flow of illegal drugs into the United States. There’s one  problem with the plan: The drugs coming into the US Northeast often arrive by plane, boat, or hidden in vehicles, […]

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Hurricane Harvey Emergency Dispensing of Prescription Medications Governor Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster in the following counties: Aransas, Austin, Bee, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, Brazoria, DeWitt, Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, Goliad, Gonzales, Harris, Jackson, Jefferson, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kleberg, Lavaca, Liberty, Live Oak, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Waller, Wharton and Wilson. […]

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More DENIAL OF CARE by a Pharmacist “floater” on a existing chronic pain pt   IMG_8234     CLICK ON Link to play video 

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I-Team: The Opioid Conundrum http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/i-team-the-opioid-conundrum/803064908 VIDEO ON ABOVE LINK LAS VEGAS – Nightly newscasts across the country are filled with stories about the opioid epidemic — the opioid crisis. Tens of thousands of Americans who die each year are found with opioids in their systems, and so government at every level has stepped in to […]

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DOJ is secretly using IRS to investigate Colorado pot shops in guise of audits, lawsuit says IRS says it just wants to determine what shop owes in taxes www.denverpost.com/2017/09/01/lawsuit-doj-irs-investigate-colorado-pot-shops/ The U.S. Department of Justice is secretly using the Internal Revenue Service to conduct criminal investigations into otherwise legitimate marijuana businesses in Colorado under the guise […]

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Nurse Arrested After Protecting Patient From Blood Draw http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/885157 Video images released Thursday show a Utah nurse screaming while being arrested for refusing to allow an officer to draw blood from an unconscious patient. According to the Salt Lake Tribune in Salt Lake City, the images came from officers’ body cameras and University Hospital burn […]

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CVS Accused Of Revealing HIV Status Of 4,000 Ohio Customershttps://consumerist.com/2017/08/31/cvs-accused-of-revealing-hiv-status-of-4000-ohio-customers/ Days after insurance giant Aenta was accused of revealing the HIV medication use of 12,000 customers, CVS has found itself in a similar boat: The pharmacy giant allegedly sent letters to customers that inadvertently revealed their HIV status. CVS Caremark confirmed to Consumerist that the company […]

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