‘One-pot’ meth labs are declining but Mexican cartels have made the drug cheaper and deadlier

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

‘One-pot’ meth labs are declining but Mexican cartels have made the drug cheaper and deadlier https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2019/06/20/meth-drug-addiction-labs-cartels-mexican-dea-overdose/1382006001/ In the past five to seven years, domestic meth labs have decreased in the U.S. as Mexican drug cartels brought cheaper and purer drugs in. Kara Berg, Lansing State Journal LANSING — When Battle Creek police and parole officers […]

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PainMD clinics, accused of fraud, abandoned patients’ medical records in locked storage units

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

PainMD clinics, accused of fraud, abandoned patients’ medical records in locked storage units https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/health/2019/06/19/painmd-rinova-clinics-abandoned-medical-records-storage-units-tennessee-virginia/1490829001/ PainMD has been accused of defrauding taxpayers out of millions with needless injections. Clinics closed earlier this year, stranding ex-patients with no medical records. PainMD now says its lost access to medical records stuck in locked storage units. The mystery of […]

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NACDS: promoting “Narcan for all” and National PMP for all to have access to ?

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Pushes for Naloxone, National PDMP https://www.drugtopics.com/latest/nacds-pushes-naloxone-national-pdmp NACDS’s four new policy recommendations for opioid abuse prevention include increasing access to naloxone and working towards a national prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP). The organization’s new opioid recommendations include state-level legislative and regulatory revisions that would foster the goal of a national PDMP […]

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The Addiction Front: DOJ sends letter to physicians, groups working together

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

The Addiction Front: DOJ sends letter to physicians, groups working together http://fox47.com/news/the-addiction-front/the-addiction-front-doj-sends-letter-to-physicians-groups-working-together Just like a lot of other media articles – THERE IS NO PLACE FOR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY

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