When “THE SOLUTION” made the problem WORSE ?

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

N.J. opioid prescriptions were among lowest in U.S. before Christie’s tough new law http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/nj_tied_for_the_lowest_rate_of_opioid_prescription.html TRENTON — New Jersey last year reported one the lowest opioid prescription rates in the nation, even before Gov. Chris Christie signed into law tough new restrictions limiting when doctors may prescribe potentially addictive pain killers, according to a new survey.  In New […]

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Does WV have a MASSIVE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ?

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Meth-related overdose deaths hit record number in WV https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/health/meth-related-overdose-deaths-hit-record-number-in-wv/article_67cb7c01-fba3-5dbc-80c8-f9913e07dfde.html Overdose deaths related to methamphetamine in West Virginia have increased by 500 percent in just four years, according to new data released by the state Health Statistics Center. A record-number 129 people have died from meth-related overdoses this year — and that number is expected to […]

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YOUR HEALTH and FOR PROFIT COMPANIES… who comes out as a “WINNER” ?

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

CVS looks to expand health clinics with Aetna deal http://www.theledger.com/news/20171201/cvs-looks-to-expand-health-clinics-with-aetna-deal NEW YORK — CVS Health Corp is planning to significantly expand health services at its retail pharmacies if it completes a more than $66 billion deal for insurer Aetna Inc , a move that could save more than $1 billion annually, people familiar with the […]

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Going to the pharmacy CAN BE FATAL ?

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article187753248.html Elderly woman knocked down by Citrus Heights pharmacy robbers dies By Ryan Lillis rlillis@sacbee.com December 02, 2017 02:48 PM The 86-year-old woman knocked to the ground by robbers fleeing a Citrus Heights pharmacy died Saturday. The victim was walking into a Rite Aid in the 6600 block of Auburn Boulevard just before 6 p.m. […]

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How opioids started killing Americans at the corner pharmacy – AND OTHER LIES ?

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

How opioids started killing Americans at the corner pharmacy http://www.sentinelsource.com/how-opioids-started-killing-americans-at-the-corner-pharmacy/article_4e393039-7b4d-5de4-b435-4c09930101dd.html It’s been conventional wisdom for some time now that America’s opioid epidemic began at the pharmacy. Now there are numbers to put any doubt to rest. More than half of all people who succumbed to an overdose between 2001 to 2007 were chronic pain sufferers […]

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