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http://staging.inforum.com/lifestyle/health/4380376-north-dakota-sees-steep-drop-opioid-painkiller-prescriptions FARGO — The prescription of narcotic opioids in North Dakota has fallen sharply over the past several years in what a physician’s advocate described as a “cultural change” in response to rising concerns over the opioid epidemic. The number of opioids dispensed in North Dakota dropped from 180,410 in early 2015 to 139,836 this […]

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https://kingfish1935.blogspot.com/2017/12/mississippi-doctors-on-opioid-regs.html More than a few Mississippi doctors objected to proposed opioid prescription regulations.  The Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure proposed new regulations that will overhaul how physicians prescribe and administer narcotics.* JJ obtained copies of the comments through a public records request.  Several are posted below.  More will be published in future posts. Earlier post […]

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http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/our-pain-changes-in-state-law-focus-on-opioids/891931403 LAS VEGAS – Tens of thousands of Nevadans who suffer with chronic pain issues will face new challenges after Jan. 1, 2018. Changes in state law will make it more difficult for doctors to prescribe opioid pain medicine, and will allow pharmacists more power to refuse to fill the prescriptions. What’s likely to happen […]

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When my phone rings, you never know what is going to “come to light”. Got a phone call from a pt that is being seen by a prescriber within the Franciscan Health System     The pt’s PCP has been reducing the pt’s opiates that the pt had been using for years in treating chronic pain caused […]

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www.libertylawsite.org/liberty-forum/legalizing-opioids-would-dramatically-reduce-overdoses/#comments In his Liberty Forum essay, Robert VerBruggen argues that the dramatic increase in opioid deaths in the United States over the past two decades has resulted mainly from over-selling by pharmaceutical companies and over-prescribing by physicians and other healthcare providers. As such, he concludes that policy should further restrict access to prescription opioids, while […]

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DEA: Methamphetamine bigger threat in San Antonio than opioids https://www.ksat.com/news/dea-methamphetamine-bigger-threat-in-san-antonio-than-opioids SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reports methamphetamine, which is manufactured by the ton in Mexico, is pouring across the border. “In Texas, the biggest drug threat we have right now is methamphetamine,” said Will Glaspy, DEA special agent in charge of the […]

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