It took 109 million dollars in lobbyist’s money to get “ahead of the DEA”.

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Meet 60 Minutes’ DEA whistleblower https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meet-60-minutes-dea-whistleblower/ “Joe Rannazzisi is not gonna give this fight up,” says Whitaker. “He’s like a dog with a bone. He’s going to pursue this until he gets some satisfaction.” In the video player above, watch the full Overtime interview (produced by Will Croxton, Lisa Orlando, and Ann Silvio) or read […]

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Incompetent medical examiner or rationalizing a preconceived conclusion ?

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Report Finds ‘Rush to Judgment’ in Kratom Deaths www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2017/10/13/report-finds-rush-to-judgement-in-kratom-deaths Medical examiners in New York and Florida made significant errors when they attributed the recent deaths of two young men to the herbal supplement kratom, according to a new analysis commissioned by the American Kratom Association, a pro-kratom consumer group. At issue are the sudden deaths […]

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Opiate Rxs ..DOWN…CPP’s SUICIDES UP… illegal opiates & Heroin OD’s …. UP… bureaucrats CLUELESS ?

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

           

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#Kolodny: Greatly restrict or completely eliminate opioid prescriptions for chronic pain

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

10 actions the government should take to address the opioid crisis, according to 2 experts https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/opioids/10-actions-the-government-should-take-to-address-the-opioid-crisis-according-to-2-experts.html Former CDC director Tom Frieden, MD, and Andrew Kolodny, co-director of opioid policy research at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., shared 10 actions the federal government should take to address […]

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Two Wisconsin political figures were swept up Wednesday in apparent drug overdose cases in the latest examples of how drug addiction plagues the state despite a myriad of legislative efforts to curb it

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Two Wisconsin political figures were swept up Wednesday in apparent drug overdose cases in the latest examples of how drug addiction plagues the state despite a myriad of legislative efforts to curb it 2 Wisconsin political figures affected by overdose cases Wisconsin lacrossetribune_com GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Two Wisconsin political figures were swept up […]

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’60 Minutes’: DEA thwarted on opioid epidemic: 7:30 p.m. Sunday 10/15/2017 on CBS

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

’60 Minutes’: DEA thwarted on opioid epidemic http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-et-60-minutes-dea-thwarted-on-opioid-epidemic-20171013-story.html The Drug Enforcement Administration’s attempts to curb the opioid epidemic as deaths increased were thwarted by powerful forces in Washington, according to a joint report by “60 Minutes” and The Washington Post. The report, which airs at 7:30 p.m. Sunday on CBS, was previewed Friday morning on […]

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#Kolodny: calls for dramatically expanding access to methadone and buprenorphine for people with opioid use disorders

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

The Pros and Cons of a Heroin Shortage http://reason.com/blog/2017/10/13/the-former-head-of-the-cdc-wants-to-driv “Interdiction is critically important to increase the cost and reduce accessibility of opioids,” write former Centers for Disease Control chief Thomas R. Frieden and Brandeis University’s Andrew Kolodny in a new paper for the Journal of the American Medical Association. “As with tobacco and alcohol, if […]

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How many “players” can there be on the “field” at one time. Things are getting CROWDED !

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Teamsters target drug giant Cardinal Health’s response to opioid crisis https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/health/teamsters-target-drug-giant-cardinal-health-s-response-to-opioid/article_728f2b08-d813-566b-b76f-3c9710dd8455.html The Teamsters union is calling on shareholders of drug giant Cardinal Health to strip the company’s top executive of his duties as board chairman, saying the firm is “in the midst of a corporate crisis” over its role in the opioid epidemic that has […]

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SUE THEM: What entities do when the FEDS interfere with their “game plan”

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Connecticut Will Sue Trump Administration For Ending Affordable Care Act Subsidies http://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-jepsen-lawsuit-trump-affordable-care-act-20171013-story.html Connecticut will join other states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration after the White House announced its intention to end key payments to insurance companies that sell plans on Affordable Care Act exchanges. “President Trump’s latest action is incredibly mean-spirited,” state Attorney […]

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Kolodny: greatly restricting or eliminating the marketing of opioids for chronic pain

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Steps the U.S. government should take right now against the opioid epidemic https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/10/12/steps-the-u-s-government-should-take-against-the-opioid-epidemic-right-now/ The Food and Drug Administration should consider banning “ultra-high-dosage” painkillers from the market, and law enforcement must step up efforts to curb the flow of heroin and fentanyl into the United States if the nation hopes to come to grips with the […]

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