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http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/i-team-the-opioid-conundrum/803064908   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 put limits on otherwise legal medications, including […]

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Troubling news from my doc about new FDA/DEA guidelines https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10029780538 Sorry in advance for the length of this post… The basics about my situation: Bad depression. Hospitalized once for it. Full-on panic attacks and many trips to the ER thinking I was dying. That was about 12 years ago. It took me a couple of […]

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We Need to Consider Involuntary Treatment for Heroin Overdose www.epmonthly.com/article/need-consider-involuntary-treatment-heroin-overdose/#comment-270064 For too long we have waiting for drug addicts to hit rock bottom before intervening. But the costs to individuals, and to society, are simply too high. We must take firm, compassionate action, and it starts in the emergency department. How many times have we […]

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Trump opioid panel will recommend nationwide drug courts, tightened requirements for prescribers www.statnews.com/2017/10/30/opiod-commission-draft-recommendations/ WASHINGTON — President Trump’s commission on combating the opioid epidemic plans to encourage the federal government to establish drug courts in every federal judicial district, adjust reimbursement rates for addiction treatment, and streamline federal funding used by state and local governments to […]

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Surgeons are worried overweight patients and smokers in England and Wales are being denied surgery to save money http://www.bbc.com/news/health-36101302 A report by the Royal College of Surgeons found a third of local NHS health bosses in England put restrictions on access to surgery. But it says this goes against official guidance and can prolong patient […]

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The Myth of an Opioid Prescription Crisis https://www.cato.org/policy-report/septemberoctober-2017/myth-opioid-prescription-crisis According to the New York Times, drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under age 50. Opioid overdoses, in particular, have been on the rise in recent years, killing over 30,000 people in 2015. In response, many have called for stricter regulations on […]

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The New Shingles Vaccine: What You Should Know About Shingrix It offers better and longer-lasting protection. Should you get it? https://www.consumerreports.org/shingles-vaccine/new-shingles-vaccine-shingrix-what-you-should-know/ A newly approved vaccine appears to bring significantly more protection against shingles, a blistering skin eruption that typically affects people over age 50. The Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of Shingrix makes it […]

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More than 100 million Americans live with chronic pain — more than cancer, diabetes and heart disease combined. Nationally syndicated health columnist and author Judy Foreman will share her experience with pain, how she came to write this easy-to-read book based on solid scientific evidence, what individuals can do to alleviate this most common of […]

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Utah nurse reaches $500G settlement over violent arrest after blocking cop http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/01/utah-nurse-reaches-500g-settlement-over-violent-arrest-after-blocking-cop.html A Utah nurse who was arrested for refusing to let a police officer draw blood from an unconscious patient settled Tuesday with Salt Lake City and the university that runs the hospital for $500,000. Nurse Alex Wubbels and her lawyer, Karra Porter, announced […]

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Are Payers the Leading Cause of Death in the United States? https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/revolutionandrevelation/68935 On September 17, 2017 The New York Times and ProPublica collaborated on an interesting story. You may have missed it. As everyone knows, we are in the midst of a horrific opioid addiction epidemic. Physicians are prescribing opiates for pain relief, and patients […]

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