#Kolodny: Suboxone, Vivitrol, Methadone FOR EVERYONE ?

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

F.D.A. to Expand Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Addicts https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/25/science/fda-medication-assisted-therapy.html www.nytimes.com/2018/02/25/science/fda-medication-assisted-therapy.html In an effort to encourage new treatments for opioid addiction, the Food and Drug Administration plans to begin permitting pharmaceutical companies to sell medications that help temper cravings, even if they don’t fully stop addiction. The change is part of a wider effort to expand […]

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They said YES…. before they said NO

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Hi Steve, I just read an article you wrote that gave me some hope. I don’t know where to begin, so I will try to make this as short as possible. I have been on opioids for a year( on ssdi for 6 ). Not that it matters but 17 knee surgeries. Torn rotator cuff […]

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As more U.S. states legalize the use of marijuana, Mexico’s violent drug cartels are turning to the basic law of supply and demand

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Mexican cartels pushing more heroin after U.S. states relax marijuana laws https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/20/mexican-cartels-switch-gears-after-u-s-states-relax-u-s-states-legalize-marijuana-mexicos-cartels-sw/343389002/ CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — As more U.S. states legalize the use of marijuana, Mexico’s violent drug cartels are turning to the basic law of supply and demand. That means small farmers, or campesinos, in this border state’s rugged Sierra Madre who long planted marijuana to be […]

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