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www.nationalpainreport.com/a-montana-womans-suicide-prompts-the-question-are-we-doing-enough-8836213.html A woman who had been physically active for all of her life, who had been a law enforcement officer and who also suffered from intractable chronic pain killed herself recently. Her name was Jennifer Adams and she lived in Helena, Montana. She had a career in law enforcement, working as a deputy sheriff, and […]

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www.medium.com/@robertdrosejr/preliminary-injunction-vs-veterans-affairs-75fa0eac9e3f Request for Court Injunction Against ‘Opioid Safety Initiative’ [This is the actual paperwork filed by plaintiff, Robert D. Rose Jr., in Greeneville Federal Courthouse, 220 W Depot St # 200, Greeneville, TN 37743 (423) 639–3105 on May 7, 2018.]     Filed on May 7, 2018 Comes now plaintiff, Robert D. Rose Jr., and hereby […]

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http://michiganradio.org/post/deaths-michigan-suicide-drugs-and-alcohol-set-soar A new report says Michigan’s death rate from suicide, alcohol and drug use is poised to skyrocket over the next decade. The report, Pain in the Nation, examines the effect of rising death rates related to drug use, alcohol abuse and suicide and the large need for users to seek alcohol detox center. According […]

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“There is no fuzzy math here. It is very straightforward and Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his anti-pot crusade, are on the losing side of the argument.” Kennedy criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his stance on legalized pot as studies show that marijuana could help improve the opioid crisis

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-walmart-opioids/walmart-to-restrict-opioid-dispensing-at-its-pharmacies-idUSKBN1I81YH Walmart Inc said on Monday it would restrict initial acute opioid prescriptions to no more than a seven-day supply as the retailer aims to curb an opioid epidemic that has plagued the United States.  The Walmart logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New […]

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www.dailycaller.com/2018/05/06/patrick-morrisey-dea-proposal-raging-inferno-of-tragic-destruction/ West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a formal document in support of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposal that would limit opioid manufacturers to producing only enough to fill legitimate medical need. The DEA proposal is a direct response to a lawsuit Morrisey filed against the agency in December 2017, pushing the agency […]

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Here is the link https://gababouthealth.com/   Thank you, Denise   Denise R. Molohon ASAP – Arachnoiditis Society for Awareness & Prevention ATIP – Alliance for the Treatment of Intractable Pain FIPR – Families for Intractable Pain Relief   Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Ingrid Hollis <dharmagarden@yahoo.com> Date: May 6, 2018 at 11:43:55 […]

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FDA Public Meeting for Patient-Focused Drug Development on Chronic Pain https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-meeting-for-patient-focused-drug-development-on-chronic-pain-registration-44555070415 On July 9, 2018, FDA is hosting a public meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Development for Chronic Pain. FDA is interested in hearing patients’ perspectives on chronic pain, views on treatment approaches, and challenges or barriers to accessing treatments for chronic pain. FDA is particularly […]

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“CVS Pharmacy is currently forcing its pharmacy employees, both pharmacists and technicians, to sign off on a learning module that forces them to comply with the company’s limited and dangerous computer downtime procedures. These downtime procedures (RxConnect Offline) include the filling of prescriptions with limited patient history data and no failsafes in place to prevent […]

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About 2.5 weeks ago… my sciatic nerve decided to “march to a different drummer”. By now, I have went thru two weeks of  high dose & decreasing Prednisone without much change in my dramatically elevated pain level.  On the “second day”, I could not get in to see any of the seven prescribers in PCP […]

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