How these doctors drastically decreased opioid prescriptions

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/one-group-doctors-drastically-decreased-opioid-prescriptions/ JUDY WOODRUFF: But, first, we continue with our America Addicted series, looking at the opioid epidemic. Roughly 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. And most health officials agree that legal painkillers, prescribed by doctors and filled by pharmacies, triggered a tidal wave of addiction throughout the U.S. Recent guidelines from the Centers […]

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If Gov Kasich was a LIGHT BULB… it would be rated as VERY DIM !

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Draconian Opioid Policies Punish Patients with Debilitating Pain https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2017/08/04/draconian-opioid-policies-punish-patients-with-debilitating-pain/#comments Ohio has bragging rights as the top state for regulating prescription drugs. Via AP: The American Medical Association has listed Ohio as the top state when it comes to monitoring prescription drugs. The AMA says in a recent fact sheet that Ohio processed more than 24 […]

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71% of the seized plants coming from CALF – where it is LEGAL

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA Report: Cannabis Seizures Climbed By Nearly 20% Last Year https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/dea-report-cannabis-seizures-climbed-by-nearly-20-last-year With eight states voting to legalize some form of cannabis, the pace of cannabis legalization picked up in 2016—but enforcement action by the DEA showed no sign of slowing down. New data from the federal agency indicates cannabis seizures increased by 20% last year.  […]

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un-hack the vote

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Absolute power… CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY ?

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

DOCTORS SUE TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD FOR MISCONDUCT – Cites institutional culture of retaliation & intimidation www.aapsonline.org/doctors-sue-texas-medical-board-for-misconduct-cites-institutional-culture-of-retaliation-intimidation/ The entire Texas Medical Board (TMB) and its officials have been named in a lawsuit filed by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). The complaint, filed this week in District Court in Texarkana, accuses the board of […]

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Treating Doctors as Drug Dealers: The DEA’s War on Prescription Painkillers

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Download the Full Policy Analysis   Treating Doctors as Drug Dealers: The DEA’s War on Prescription Painkillers https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/treating-doctors-drug-dealers-deas-war-prescription-painkillers Executive Summary The medical field of treating chronic pain is still in its infancy. It was only in the late 1980s that leading physicians trained in treating the chronic pain of terminally ill cancer patients began to recommend […]

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