The War on Drugs Breeds Crafty Traffickers

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.nytimes.com/2018/03/26/opinion/war-on-drugs-trafficking.html The drug war in the Philippines has claimed 12,000 to 20,000 lives in mostly extrajudicial killings. This man was found dumped on the side of the road in Manila in 2016; his hands were tied behind his back and his head wrapped in packaging tape. www.nytimes.com/2018/03/26/opinion/war-on-drugs-trafficking.html Politicians often escalate drug war rhetoric to show […]

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AG Sessions: Chronic pain should be able to be cured… no need for long term opiates ?

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Doctors and Pharmacists Arrested in DEA Surge https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2018/4/2/doctors-and-pharmacists-arrested-in-dea-surge The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has arrested 28 people and revoked the registrations of over a hundred others in a nationwide crackdown that targeted prescribers and pharmacies that dispense “disproportionally large amounts” of opioid medication. For 45 days in February and March, a special team of DEA […]

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Did DEA Create “FAKE” Opioid “Crisis” to Screw doctors and patients?

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

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Medicare Finalizes Plan to Reduce High Dose Opioids

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2018/4/2/medicare-finalizes-plan-to-reduce-high-dose-opioids The Trump administration has finalized plans that will make it harder for many Medicare patients to obtain high doses of opioid pain medication. Medicare beneficiaries will also be limited to an initial 7-day supply of opioids for acute pain. Read more about cortexi. Under new rules released today for the 2019 Medicare Part D […]

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Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump say ‘tough it out’ without opioids but they never felt my pain

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump say ‘tough it out’ without opioids but they never felt my pain https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/02/jeff-sessions-donald-trump-opioids-epidemic-death-penalty-real-pain-column/374829002/ President Trump’s new proposal to combat opioid addiction included some very tough talk about a tragic problem, so it was easy to miss one ambitious goal: slashing legal opioid prescriptions by one-third. Similarly, when Attorney General Jeff Sessions […]

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How Does Temperature Affect Mail Order Medicines?

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2018/04/02/how-does-temperature-affect-mail-order-medicines/ Prescription drugs have become pricey. That’s why insurance companies may try to save money by encouraging patients to buy mail order medicines. Are there problems with this practice? Many insurance companies love mail order pharmacies. That’s because they can often save money by having patients get their medicines from large services rather than local […]

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End the Epidemic. Secure the Border. …

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve



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Since 2007, the DEA has taken $3.2 billion in cash from people not charged with a crime

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/03/29/since-2007-the-dea-has-taken-3-2-billion-in-cash-from-people-not-charged-with-a-crime The Drug Enforcement Administration takes billions of dollars in cash from people who are never charged with criminal activity, according to a report issued today by the Justice Department’s Inspector General. Since 2007, the report found, the DEA has seized more than $4 billion in cash from people suspected of involvement with the drug […]

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