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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Bright-Light Treatment Shows Promise for Fibromyalgia

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Bright-Light Treatment Shows Promise for Fibromyalgia https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/881527 BOSTON — Morning bright-light treatment may be an effective adjunctive treatment for fibromyalgia, improving function and easing pain sensitivity, perhaps by shifting sleep patterns in a way that appears to help fibromyalgia, results of a pilot study suggest. Helen J. Burgess, PhD, director, Biological Rhythms Research Laboratory and […]

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CALL TO ACTION!! CODE RED!!

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

  CALL TO ACTION!! CODE RED!! I have received confirmation for a face to face sit down with a Congreeman in DC! WE NEED YOUR LETTERS! I will hand deliver them to the Congressman myself! I am still waiting confirmation from the Senators office! Trump just made step 1 to taking our medication away! It’s […]

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County pays $520,000 to settle excessive force, false imprisonment lawsuit

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

County pays $520,000 to settle excessive force, false imprisonment lawsuit http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2017/10/lawsuit_claiming_excessive_for.html FLINT, MI – Genesee County has agreed to pay $520,000 to settle a lawsuit over a woman’s claim she was illegally arrested, searched and beaten by Genesee County Sheriff’s deputies after she came to pick up a friend from the county jail in 2011. […]

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From a EPIDEMIC… to a CRISIS…. to a NATIONAL HEALTH EMERGENCY

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Trump Administration Declares Opioid Crisis A Public Health Emergency Title 42 – THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 7 – SOCIAL SECURITY SUBCHAPTER XVIII – HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED §1395. Prohibition against any Federal interference SEC. 1801. [42 U.S.C. 1395]  Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize any Federal officer or employee to […]

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Kratom group accuses coroner, DEA of ‘shadow campaign’

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

 Kratom group accuses coroner, DEA of ‘shadow campaign’ http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2017/10/kratom-group-accuses-coroner-dea-of-shadow-campaign/ TUPPER LAKE — The American Kratom Association has implicated Franklin County Coroner Shawn Stuart in what it refers to as a “shadow campaign” by the Drug Enforcement Agency to libel the plant’s reputation; Stuart believes the claim is absurd. A press release from the association states, […]

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Police: Man hijacks ambulance to ‘score some oxy

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Police: Man hijacks ambulance to ‘score some oxy https://www.ems1.com/ambulance-crash/articles/347764048-Police-Man-hijacks-ambulance-to-score-some-oxy/ DANVILLE, Pa. — A man stole an ambulance with a crew inside, drove it to a pharmacy to steal pills and crashed into a pole, according to police. WTVR reported that the Americus Hose Company Ambulance Service crews had just dropped a patient off at an […]

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Gottlieb: could recommend OPIATES BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE MARKET

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Gottlieb: Next Steps in Opioid Crisis May be ‘Uncomfortable’ http://www.raps.org/Regulatory-Focus/News/2017/10/25/28752/Gottlieb-Next-Steps-in-Opioid-Crisis-May-be-Uncomfortable/ In testimony before the House Energy & Commerce Committee on Wednesday, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said that the next steps in efforts to combat the ongoing opioid crisis will be difficult, but necessary given the spread of the epidemic. “We’ll need to touch clinical practice […]

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