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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.   1-800-273-8255                

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Florida Officials Successfully Withheld Pain Meds from Surgical Patients. Aren’t They Special? https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/07/30/florida-officials-successfully-withheld-pain-meds-surgical-patients-arent-they-special-14191 Let’s congratulate the state of Florida. In its infinite wisdom, the state has jumped into the scrum of the “who can be tougher on drugs” match that is playing out all across America at the expense of pain patients, past, present, and future […]

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Here’s an interesting one. With SureScripts knocking on the doors of all Boards of Pharmacy asking to mandate electronic prescriptions, has anyone else seen fake e-scripts, especially for controls? CP Phrom a Phriend: “Here is something to ponder CP. With regulations stating that all CII scripts be e-scripted by 2021, we saw our first batch […]

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Chronic pain patients fear new opioid bill could cripple care https://www.boston25news.com/news/chronic-pain-patients-fear-new-opioid-bill-could-cripple-care/969841486 BOSTON – A proposed bill is causing panic among those living with chronic pain.   Massachusetts Senators Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren have not taken a position yet on a new bill in the United States Senate that would effectively limit the medical indications […]

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  Sen Marsha Blackburn Asst Kim Cordell 07-25-2019.wav audio file above

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Why Malaysia’s New Proposal Could Change Southeast Asia’s Drugs Debate https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/why-malaysias-new-proposal-could-change-southeast-asias-drugs-debate/ A move to decriminalize personal drug use and possession could help to shift the regional discourse on drugs. Scientific reason broke through the dominant political rhetoric on drugs in Southeast Asia last month. Instead of the “war on drugs” narrative favored by the region’s […]

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Representatives Bill Foster ( 11th district IL) & Mike Kelly (16th district PA) has introduced an amendment to HR 2470 (Amendment 20) that will require a “unique number” to all pts getting controlled substances.  Don’t we already have a unique number called Social Security, some of us have a unique number as in DRIVER LICENSE… […]

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An elderly Florida lady did her shopping and, upon returning to her car, found four males in the act of leaving with her vehicle. She dropped her shopping bags and drew her handgun, proceeding to scream at the top of her lungs, “I have a gun, and I know how to use it! Get out […]

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https://pacificlegal.org/about/ About Pacific Legal Foundation Pacific Legal Foundation is a nonprofit legal organization that defends Americans’ liberties when threatened by government overreach and abuse. We sue the government when it violates Americans’ constitutional rights—and win! Each year, PLF represents hundreds of Americans, free of charge, who seek to improve their lives but are stymied by […]

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