Why Opioid Tapering Makes Me Think of Suicide

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2018/4/20/why-opioid-tapering-makes-me-think-of-suicide By Charlene Bedford, Guest Columnist I am 40 years old, with two young boys. In 2011, I was diagnosed with ankloysing spondylitis, a severe auto-immune disease for which there is no cure. I have severe damage to my sacroiliac joints. They are fused together, and boy is that painful. It is now traveling up […]

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Untreated Chronic Pain Violates International Law

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://bigthink.com/focal-point/untreated-chronic-pain-violates-international-law Untreated chronic pain is not only an epidemic, it’s a crime. According to a groundbreaking new report by Human Rights Watch, the majority of the world’s population lacks adequate access to narcotic pain relief. Governments are letting their own people suffer needlessly and flouting international law in the process. In signing the 1961 Single […]

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Are You Addicted to Oxygen?

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

View at Medium.com www.medium.com/@robertdrosejr/are-you-addicted-to-oxygen-e22c33cd3da Official Court Transcript Presiding Judge — The Honorable Clarence Darrow Testimony of Dr. Hippocrates of Kos; Plaintiff— Dr. Hippocrates, do you like coffee, tea or even breathing? Defense — Objection! The claimant is threatening the witness! Plaintiff — Objection? It is a simple question simply to determine if the good doctor if he enjoys life’s simpler pleasure. […]

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How CVS protects its Medicare drug records

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.axios.com/cvs-medicare-document-prescription-drugs-a6f0cc08-6cc6-4e49-8f11-427c46057098.html A document from CVS Caremark shines another small ray of light on how pharmacy benefit managers work within the prescription drug chain. The big picture: The language is pretty standard and not controversial on its own, according to several lawyers who reviewed the document. But it reinforces the lack of transparency that exists even […]

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Gov’t Move to Stop Opioid Abuse Backfires in Horrifying Way… Hell on Earth

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/govt-move-opioid-abuse-backfires/ There has been much discussion in recent years about the crisis of opioid abuse, and while there is broad agreement that “something must be done,” there are innocent victims of a crackdown on opioid drugs that often go unnoticed. According to the Cato Institute, those overlooked victims are hospitalized patients recovering from accidents or […]

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ACLU is making a difference for those whose rights are most at risk: chronic pain pts NOT CONSIDERED AT RISK ?

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Every day we hear new evidence of how the Trump administration’s policies are trampling on people’s rights, ripping families apart, and destroying the very fabric of our democracy. It’s maddening. But, we can fight back. With 137 legal actions challenging the Trump administration, the ACLU is making a difference for those whose rights are most […]

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