DEA’s role in two operations in Mexico that resulted in dozens, perhaps hundreds, of deaths

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Top Lawmakers Call for Investigation of DEA-Led Unit in Mexico https://www.propublica.org/article/top-lawmakers-call-for-investigation-of-dea-led-unit-in-mexico Democratic leaders in the House and the Senate cited ProPublica’s reporting into the DEA’s role in two operations in Mexico that resulted in dozens, perhaps hundreds, of deaths. by Ginger Thompson Feb. 27, 12:35 p.m. EST Powerful Democrats in both the House and Senate […]

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the appointment

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.lingeringson.com/2018/02/03/the-appointment/ i hear his footsteps approach the exam room, my breath catches as thoughts race. my pulse quickens, i feel slightly sick… memories flood past…playing with my children, grandchildren, babies chortling, making music with friends, farming…further back..giving birth, weddings, falling in love, childhood.. all accomplished with some level of pain, the last twenty years with […]

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Florida school shooting: Students to march on Washington

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43105701 Young survivors of Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida have announced a national march on Washington to demand political action on gun control. Student organisers told US media that they were determined to make Wednesday’s shooting a turning point in the national gun debate. The attack, which left 17 students and staff members dead, was […]

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DOJ to Support Lawsuits Against Companies Selling Opioids

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2018-02-27/doj-to-support-lawsuits-against-companies-selling-opioids WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Tuesday it will support local officials in hundreds of lawsuits against manufacturers and distributors of powerful opioid painkillers that are fueling the nation’s drug abuse crisis. The move is part of a broader effort to more aggressively target prescription drugmakers for their role in the epidemic, Attorney […]

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Health care’s fundamental problem: Your doctor doesn’t work for you

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Health care’s fundamental problem: Your doctor doesn’t work for you http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/375348-health-cares-fundamental-problem-your-doctor-doesnt-work-for-you You seek us out when you’re sick, share with us the most intimate details of your life, and trust that our treatments will make you better. There’s just one problem: Your doctor may not actually be working for you, the patient.  Over the last […]

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Judge rules: only DEA/judicial system can decide if MJ has a valid medical use ?

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Judge tosses lawsuit challenging federal marijuana laws http://www.startribune.com/judge-tosses-lawsuit-challenging-federal-marijuana-laws/475226443/ NEW YORK — A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging federal laws criminalizing marijuana as unconstitutional, saying the five plaintiffs had failed to pursue changes in the drug’s legal status by first going through the Drug Enforcement Administration. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein did not address […]

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