Sessions greenlights police to seize cash, property from people suspected of crimes BUT NO CHARGED !

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessions-greenlights-police-to-increase-seizures-of-cash-and-property-from-suspected-criminals/2017/07/19/3522a9ba-6c99-11e7-96ab-5f38140b38cc_story.html? The Justice Department announced a new federal policy Wednesday to help state and local police take cash and property from people suspected of a crime, even without a criminal charge, reversing an Obama administration rule prompted by past abuse by police. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein said the Justice Department will include more […]

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Kennedy-Gingrich Anti-Opioid Group Funded By Maker Of Opioid Addiction Medication

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Kennedy-Gingrich Anti-Opioid Group Funded By Maker Of Opioid Addiction Medication https://khn.org/morning-breakout/kennedy-gingrich-anti-opioid-group-funded-by-maker-of-opioid-addiction-medication/ Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, which won approval last year to market an implant that continuously dispenses the opioid addiction medicine buprenorphine, entered into an agreement to make a $900,000 charitable donation to Advocates for Opioid Recovery. Media outlets report on the crisis out of California, Ohio, […]

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A Former Federal Peer Reviewer’s Analysis of the Draft CDC Guidelines

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.nationalpainreport.com/a-former-federal-peer-reviewers-analysis-of-the-draft-cdc-guidelines-8828910.html In my former life prior to chronic pain and illness I had many important and fascinating jobs.  One was as a peer reviewer for the United States National Institutes for Health (NIH), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA); and New York State’s Education Department, Office of […]

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Eric Chase had cocaine, marijuana, alprazolam (commonly known as Xanax), and the opioid drugs, fentanyl and cyclopropyl fentanyl, in his system.

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

 http://people.com/tv/eric-bolling-son-death-ruled-accidental-overdose-included-opioids/ Six weeks after former Fox News host Eric Bolling‘s only child, 19-year-old Eric Chase Bolling, was found dead on Sept. 8, his cause of death has been revealed. “Just received some tragic news from Coroner in Colorado. Eric Chase’s passing has been ruled an accidental overdose that included opioids 1,” the mourning father, 54, revealed […]

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New insurer policies kick in as doctors, patients adjust to Nevada’s new opioid law

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/new-insurer-policies-kick-in-as-doctors-patients-adjust-to-nevadas-new-opioid-law Nevada’s new law to combat the rising number of opioid deaths has drawn a public outcry from doctors and patients who say it is styming access to necessary medications, but recent changes to insurer and pharmacy management policies have largely flown under the radar in the conversation. Several insurance companies, responding to both public […]

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