Overdose deaths surge as highly-potent synthetic fentanyl grows in popularity

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/overdose-deaths-surge-as-highly-potent-synthetic-fentanyl-grows-in-popularity/69-528978058 As Kent County grapples with a surge in overdose deaths, federal law enforcement officials say they will be paying special attention to synthetic forms of the painkiller fentanyl, which is becoming a popular – and deadly – substitute for heroin.   Author: John Hogan Published: 6:20 PM EDT March 15, 2018 Updated: 6:54 PM […]

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How Cops Hide Surveillance Snooping From Courts: New at Reason

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://reason.com/blog/2018/03/15/how-cops-hide-surveillance-snooping-from In 2004, Ascension Alverez-Tejeda and his girlfriend were stopped at a traffic light in Oregon when their car was rear-ended by a drunk driver. The police arrived and arrested the drunk, but while Alverez-Tejeda was outside dealing with the situation, a thief jumped in his car and tore off down the road. Police recovered […]

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Here’s How To Make Sure Congress Hears You

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/contacting-your-congressional-representative_us_582a0965e4b060adb56f8e95 The results of this year’s presidential election have been incredibly polarizing. If you’re in the camp of feeling helpless or overwhelmed, countless people have spoken up to highlight ways you can take action and move forward. Emily Ellsworth is one of them. A freelance writer, editor and social media marketer from Salt Lake City, […]

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As we reach out to addicts… with clean needles prgms and the like….. chronic painers have to seek other solutions ?

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

I am likely to end my life very soon.

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Removing a patient from your practice: A physician’s legal and ethical responsibilities

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/news/removing-patient-your-practice-physicians-legal-and-ethical-responsibilities While a doctor may discharge a patient for any nondiscriminatory reason, termination is not without pitfalls. Physicians should follow a careful process so as to avoid claims of patient abandonment. March 16, 2015 By Samantha N. Tomey, JD   A myriad of situations might bring about a doctor’s discharge of a patient and termination […]

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Nothing personal… it is just a business decision… our bottom line is more important than your QOL

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Her daughter’s epilepsy was under control, but then their insurer stopped covering the drug: ‘It’s devastating.’ http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-nonmedical-switching-bill-0315-story.html It took four years for Joanne Guthrie-Gard to find the right seizure medication for her daughter, whose epilepsy, during the worst of it, caused her to have 20 seizures a week. That medication started to have bad side […]

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Human Rights Watch Investigating U.S. Pain Treatment

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2018/3/15/human-rights-watch-investigating-treatment-of-pain-patients Human Rights Watch is well-known internationally for its groundbreaking reports on human rights violations around the world. The organization has recently reported on the torture of prisoners in Sri Lanka, forced labor in Thailand, and corruption and mass arrests in Saudi Arabia. Pain News Network has learned the New York-based non-profit is turning its […]

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FDA to Lower Nicotine in Cigarettes

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/smoking/71778 The FDA has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to explore lowering nicotine levels in combustible cigarettes to non-addictive levels, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, announced Thursday. “This new regulatory step advances a comprehensive policy framework that we believe could help avoid millions of tobacco-related deaths across the country,” Gottlieb explained in […]

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