ACLU: can find resources to defend ONE ILLEGAL ALIEN… chronic pain pts being denied care – NOT SO MUCH ?

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Today, after a successful ACLU court case and persistent grassroots action, we helped achieve justice for Jane Doe, a 17-year-old-woman who came to the U.S. without her parents and is in a government-funded shelter. The Trump Administration did everything imaginable to force her to stay pregnant against her will. This morning Jane was able to […]

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DEA Blasted for Stonewalling Probe On Opioid Pill Dumping

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA Blasted for Stonewalling Probe On Opioid Pill Dumping As Trump declares a public health emergency, a congressional committee can’t squeeze answers out of the federal agency. By Mary Papenfuss Even as President Donald Trump was preparing to declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency, a Republican congressman was criticizing the federal Drug Enforcement Agency for […]

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the value of a life… when damaged by MEDICAL ERRORS — NOT MUCH ??

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Doctors said it was just a migraine – then a friend had to save my life. Here’s why suing is pointless http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article180955366.html It was midnight and I paced around my bedroom holding ice packs on my head. I realized, this is not normal. I went to Sutter Medical Center emergency room in Sacramento. With tears […]

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Kolodny: 81 billion dollars/yr is not enough to fight the failed war on drugs

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

No new funding in Trump’s emergency opioid declaration http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20171026/NEWS/171029906 Expectations the White House would make strides toward fighting the opioid epidemic fell short in the eyes of many when President Donald Trump on Thursday formally declared a public health emergency without calling for new funding to support treatment efforts. Trump announced plans to direct Acting […]

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New DEA teams in six metro areas that will combat flow of heroin and fentanyl

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

New DEA teams in Cleveland and Cincinnati will combat flow of heroin and fentanyl http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/10/new_dea_teams_in_cleveland_and.html CLEVELAND, Ohio – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said Friday that it is forming new enforcement teams in new enforcement teams in Cleveland and Cincinnati that will focus on eradicating the flow of heroin and fentanyl.that will focus on eradicating […]

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