I-Team Exclusive: The real numbers behind Nevada’s opioid deaths

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/i-team-exclusive-the-real-numbers-behind-nevadas-opioid-deaths/1172341496 LAS VEGAS – You’ve probably heard political figures make the claim that at least one Nevadan dies every day from an opioid overdose. That figure of more than 360 opioid deaths per year in our state has been repeated over and over, but is it true? The answer — not really. The I-Team obtained […]

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Blame & Shame in Healthcare, and Congress

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/05/09/blame-shame-healthcare-and-congress-12939 For healthcare to improve, we need to look at the outcomes of our actions and activities, identify the source of our errors and do better. A few months ago, the Annals of Family Medicine reported on how “blame” is attributed; do we point at ourselves, others or the system? The study was conducted based […]

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Survey: 90% of nurses admit they do not have enough time to properly care for patients

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/survey-90-of-nurses-admit-they-do-not-have-enough-time-to-properly-care-for-patients.html As hospitals across the U.S. face a nursing shortage, care quality and patient safety continue to be put in jeopardy. Nurses are frequently assigned more patients, with 90 percent of nurses admitting they lack adequate time to properly comfort and assist patients, according to a survey of Massachusetts nurses conducted by Anderson Robbins Research. […]

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Kolodny: “Opioids are lousy drugs for chronic pain and when you take chronic pain patients and get them off opioids their quality of life is improved

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/08/opioid-epidemic-consequences-502619 The crackdown on opioids is having unintended consequences. The push for fewer opioid prescriptions at lower doses and for shorter periods has increased suffering for some pain patients including those near the end of life. The emphasis on opioids has also overshadowed other forms of substance abuse that require attention.  With fatal overdoses soaring […]

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Bill creating fee on opioids clears first hurdle

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.delawarestatenews.net/government/bill-creating-fee-on-opioids-clears-first-hurdle/ DOVER — Legislation that would create an opioid fee passed out of committee Wednesday, although it will likely be amended to deal with concerns raised by the Department of Health and Social Services and others before receiving a floor vote. Senate Bill 176 would establish a fee on opioids of 1 cent per morphine […]

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13 Investigates: CBD oil poses risk for failed drug tests

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.wthr.com/article/13-investigates-cbd-oil-poses-risk-for-failed-drug-tests INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — Armed with a new law that legalizes CBD oil in Indiana, thousands of Hoosiers are now taking the dietary supplement for arthritis, epilepsy, Parkinson’s Disease and other medical conditions. But while many people report CBD oil effectively reduces or eliminates their pain, others worry it might eliminate their job. “I stand […]

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Raided addiction recovery center has history of donating to state lawmakers

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Just follow the money trail ? https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/10/ice-raid-watauga-recovery-centers-tennessee-lawmakers-donations/599087002/ An East Tennessee addiction recovery center that was recently raided by federal drug enforcement agents has contributed more than $20,000 to various legislators and their political action committees in the last four years. On May 2, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration raided Watauga Recovery Centers, an addiction treatment […]

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Legalizing MJ will cause “drug dogs” to be euthanized ?

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Illinois police: Keep pot illegal — or we’ll kill the dog https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2018/05/08/illinois-police-keep-pot-illegal-or-well-kill-the-dog/ As Illinois lawmakers debate whether to become the 10th state to legalize recreational marijuana, a few law enforcement officials in the state have put forth this bizarre argument: If Illinois legalizes marijuana for recreational use, law enforcement officials fear job losses for hundreds […]

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Our Government Is Murdering Its Own Citizens

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2018/5/9/our-government-is-murdering-its-own-citizens By Lee Horton, Guest Columnist I am about to start raising holy hell because I now have nothing to lose. The doctor that has been taking care of me the last 5 years is suddenly scared to death and cutting my pain meds, while my insurance is cutting my benefits and raising my deductible […]

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Meth use is on the rise: What journalists should know

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.journalistsresource.org/studies/society/drug-policy/methamphetamine-crystal-meth-drugs Amid the United States’ ongoing opioid crisis, government agencies are documenting the rise of another highly addictive drug: methamphetamine. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that from 2010 to 2014, the number of drug overdose deaths involving methamphetamine more than doubled, jumping from around 1,400 to nearly 4,000 (opioid-related […]

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