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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 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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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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 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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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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Chronic, Noncancer Pain Boosts Suicide Risk https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/804832 Certain types of noncancer pain conditions are associated with an increased risk for suicide, a new study suggests. A study conducted by investigators at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor showed that psychogenic pain, back pain, and migraine, but not arthritis or neuropathy, were associated with an […]

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www.nationalpainreport.com/opinion-medicare-considering-opioid-restrictions-comment-on-docket-by-monday-3-5-8835679.html Most of us knew this had been coming; however, it doesn’t make it any easier to swallow.  This is probably one of the most important tasks you will be asked to do as a chronic pain patient or for pain patients.  We know there have been literally hundreds of ‘Calls to Action’ over the […]

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http://www.wpxi.com/news/national/president-trump-says-drug-dealers-may-deserve-ultimate-penalty/709651660 WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Thursday the “ultimate penalty” may be in order for drug dealers because the nation’s drug problem will never be solved without a show of strength and toughness. The comments were Trump’s most explicit on the matter to date. He previously has alluded to death for drug dealers by […]

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http://www.whsv.com/content/news/West-Virginia-AG-says-new-opioid-directive-came-from-his-DEA-lawsuit-475689823.html According to Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, his December 2017 lawsuit was the cause behind Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ new directive for the DEA to change its regulation establishing how many opioid pills can be manufactured each year. The announcement came just hours before a key deadline in Morrisey’s lawsuit, which sought greater transparency and […]

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