Patient at now-closed Kingsport medical clinic: ‘I’m scared. I don’t know what to do’

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://wjhl.com/2018/01/05/patient-at-now-closed-kingsport-medical-clinic-im-scared-i-dont-know-what-to-do/ KINGSPORT, TN (WJHL) – A Kingsport medical clinic’s doors are shut, and some patients say it’s left them with nowhere to go. Centerpointe Medical Clinic posted a sign on their doors stating they’re unable to remain in business. The clinic is one of several groups named in an ongoing lawsuit filed on behalf of […]

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Nevada: group of docs have found THEIR BALLS AND THEIR BACKBONES ?

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I-Team: Doctors sound off about concern, questions of new opioid law http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/i-team-doctors-sound-off-about-concern-questions-of-new-opioid-law/900883916 LAS VEGAS – The National Crusade Against Opioid Pain Medications hit a brick wall in Nevada Wednesday. Nevada’s medical community told the State Medical Board that a new state law has gone too far and could cause doctors to retire or even leave […]

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Pot has zero to do with San Diego’s violent crime – DEA survey

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https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2018/jan/05/ticker-pot-has-zero-do-san-diegos-violent-crime/# The latest shot at pot taken by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions may have left marijuana legalization in the clouds, but in the meantime, another drug is the focus of worries by local narcotics fuzz. A survey of law enforcement and intelligence agencies conducted by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency says marijuana usage has […]

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PROP Leads New Effort to Silence Pain Patients

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https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2016/4/13/prop-leads-lobbying-effort-to-silence-pain-patients Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) has joined in the lobbying effort to stop asking hospital patients about the quality of their pain care. In a petition to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), PROP founder and Executive Director Andrew Kolodny calls on the agency to stop requiring hospitals to survey patients […]

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5 Main Emerging Online Pharmacy Trends to Watch Out for in 2018 and Beyond

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.tgdaily.com/enterprise/biz/5-main-emerging-online-pharmacy-trends-to-watch-out-for-in-2018-and-beyond The Internet has revolutionized every aspect of human life: from social interactions to e-commerce. Amazon, the world’s giant online retailer, started off as an online bookstore back in the mid-1990s. Today, you can purchase virtually anything from the e-commerce store from the safety and comfort of your home. Pharmacies have not been left behind,filling […]

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Bloomington woman talks about the other side of the opioid epidemic

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One in 10 Opioid Users Treated With Naloxone Die

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https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/887848 WASHINGTON, DC — About 10% of people who overdose on opioids and are treated with naloxone die within a year, new research shows. The reason for the study was to get a concrete statistic to share with people who overdose that would spur them to get help for their addiction, which the “vast majority” […]

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