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USA: uses 2/3 of world supply of illegal opiates – mental health crisis ?
Posted on September 8, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
DOJ’s Aggressive Effort to Combat Opioid Crisis Places Everyone in the Crosshairs
Posted on September 8, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
DOJ’s Aggressive Effort to Combat Opioid Crisis Places Everyone in the Crosshairs https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/doj-s-aggressive-effort-to-combat-90992/ A wave of recent indictments unsealed against opioid distributors and their executives signifies that the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has embarked on a criminal crackdown after years of civil enforcement efforts failed to staunch America’s opioid epidemic. In particular, the DOJ […]
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‘Profits over patients’: DEA Agents discuss how traditional pill mills are on a decline
Posted on September 8, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
‘Profits over patients’: DEA Agents discuss how traditional pill mills are on a decline https://www.foxchattanooga.com/news/local/profits-over-patients-dea-agents-discuss-how-traditional-pill-mills-are-on-a-decline Tennessee will receive $25 million in federal funding to help fight the opioid crisis. We’re continue our 8-week series highlighting the opioid epidemic. Just last month, a former doctor received a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of running […]
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Lady Gaga’s Fibromyalgia Puts Illness in the Spotlight
Posted on September 8, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Lady Gaga’s Fibromyalgia Puts Illness in the Spotlight https://www.vwscircle.com/index.php/2019/09/06/lady-gagas-fibromyalgia-puts-illness-in-the-spotlight/ THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Last year, superstar Lady Gaga took to social media to announce that she has long struggled with fibromyalgia. The news has put the painful and poorly understood illness center stage. The singer postponed the European leg of her 2017 […]
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Pain Specialists Pile on CDC Opioid Guidelines
Posted on September 8, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Pain Specialists Pile on CDC Opioid Guidelines Chronic pain patients were left out to dry https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/painweek/81995 LAS VEGAS — The 2016 CDC guidelines on opioid prescribing have had lasting consequences for patients with chronic pain, an expert said here. In the 3 years since the guidelines were published, at least 33 states have enacted legislation […]
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When the right to die becomes the duty to die
Posted on September 6, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Disabled 41-Year-Old Man is Euthanized After Funding for Home Health Care Runs Out https://www.lifenews.com/2019/08/21/disabled-41-year-old-man-is-euthanized-after-funding-for-home-health-care-runs-out/ Canadian Sean Tagert, aged 41, was killed by assisted suicide after health officials decided to cut the funding for his in-home care hours. Mr Tagert suffered from Motor Neurone Disease (MND) which is known in Canada as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). […]
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Kevin Hart In ‘OK’ Mood and Intense Pain ..he’s still on heavy pain medication
Posted on September 6, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
https://www.tmz.com/2019/09/06/kevin-hart-pain-mood-hospital-rehab-crash/ Kevin Hart remains in the hospital in intense pain, but we’re told in a matter of days he’ll be transferred to a rehab facility where he will begin a grueling recovery regimen. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, the good news is that he is not suffering any paralysis, nerve damage or numbness as […]
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Prevent Prescription Opioid Overdose – based on PARTIAL TRUTHS
Posted on September 6, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Prevent Prescription Opioid Overdose https://www.cdc.gov/rxawareness/prevent/ Saving lives from opioid overdose through the Rx Awareness campaign relies on the efforts of state and local agencies and organizations across the country. By sharing the campaign materials in your communities, you can broaden the reach of the message that, “It only takes a little to lose a lot.” […]
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Hampering the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Posted on September 6, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
https://www.c-span.org/video/?188771-1/hampering-treatment-chronic-pain The Cato Institute held a half-day conference entitled “Drug Cops and Doctors: Is the Drug Enforcement Administration Hampering the Treatment of Chronic Pain?” Members of the forum discussed the Drug Enforcement Administration’s efforts to eradicate prescription painkiller diversion and the subsequent effects on doctors, patients, and the treatment of pain. In the first segment, […]
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As Wyoming tries to control supply of opioids, patient, prescriber complications emerge
Posted on September 5, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
As Wyoming tries to control supply of opioids, patient, prescriber complications emerge https://www.cowboystatedaily.com/2019/09/05/as-wyoming-tries-to-control-supply-of-opioids-patient-prescriber-complications-emerge/ Through decades of numerous, unpredictable illnesses, pain has become a constant for Cody resident Dawn Scott. But with the opioid epidemic raging in Wyoming and throughout the U.S., obtaining painkillers has become as unpredictable as epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, the rare cancer she fought […]
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