Now the CDC Seems to Be Pushing Fentanyl Myths in Its New Video

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

https://youtu.be/T2mhmLsd79E https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fentanyl/risk.html On March 27, the Centers for Disease Control, in collaboration with the Fredericksburg, Virginia Police and Fire Departments, released this video (above) to “help emergency responders understand the risks and what they can do to protect themselves from exposure to illicit drugs,” according to its description. Introduced with a crime-drama soundtrack announcing a “real-life” scenario, […]

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the hospital ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO TREAT ME PROPERLY WITH THE OPIATE RELATED MEDICATIONS I SO DESPERATELY NEEDED.

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

The CDC is winning, my friends! And why is that? Monetary payoffs — especially to hospitals to NOT prescribe necessary pain medications!! I for one, know of this first hand! ! I just got a 7 level neck/thoracic fusion surgery yesterday & by last night the hospital ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO TREAT ME PROPERLY WITH THE […]

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Safety concerns with the Centers for Disease Control opioid calculator

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Safety concerns with the Centers for Disease Control opioid calculator https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5739114/ Morphine milligram equivalence (MME) and other comparable acronyms have been employed in federal pain guidelines and used by policy makers to limit opioid prescribing.1–5 On March 18, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released its Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.1 The […]

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Doctors hope to fight substance abuse by limiting opioid prescriptions, but it may cause another crisis for those with chronic pain.

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Doctors hope to fight substance abuse by limiting opioid prescriptions, but it may cause another crisis for those with chronic pain. Kate Snow speaks with a patient struggling to manage her pain with less than half of her old prescription for opioid pills and patch tonight on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. https://www.facebook.com/C50Advocacy/

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AG’s “come out” to support the CDC guidelines “effectiveness” – more MEDICAL OPINIONS from ATTORNEYS ?

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

I find this article very interesting, if you notice all the references/foot notes have to deal with mostly only one conclusion about substance abuse/addiction. There is not one mention if the CDC really had statue authority of even being able to generate/publish such opiate dosing guidelines. I suppose that could be because that was not […]

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Posted on April 2, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Please share – Our very own C-50 Maria Higginbotham, from WA state – who was featured in the HWR report and many media articles and now will be on NBC Nightly News Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Thank you Maria for continuing to fight while being dangerously and inhumanely tapered. You are such a great example […]

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