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  https://www.waaytv.com/news/trial-for-florence-woman-accused-of-refilling-prescription-while-pregnant-to-start-monday/article_eaa5915c-5c1e-11ec-a82a-93cbaf078081.html The trial of a Florence mother accused of refilling a prescription while pregnant is scheduled to start Monday. Kim Blalock, 36, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance after refilling a prescription about six weeks before giving birth. That child then tested positive for opiates. She failed to tell her doctor […]

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“RACIAL BIAS IN PAIN CARE PROTECTED AFRICAN AMERICANS,” CONCLUDED ANDREW KOLODNY, MD., TOP U.S. GOVERNMENT EXPERT AND “AMERICA’S MOST DANGEROUS PSYCHIATRIST”

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Under staffing issues have been at a ever increasing problem for several years… with the COVID-19 pandemic… many chain pharmacies – particularly the two BIG BOYS in the country… have resisted adding Rx dept staff… while adding services of COVID-19 testing, shots and then came the flu vaccinations starting in Aug. and probably peaking in […]

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Apparently some have to do studies … just to get money grants –  In this example, they use data of low methodologic quality  and Risk factors were contradictory and remain unclear, they come to the conclusion Given the lack of clear evidence regarding short-term therapeutic exposure.. that prescribers should basically come to using “sound clinical […]

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Massachusetts returns car to grandmother six years after mistakenly seizing it https://www.foxnews.com/politics/massachusetts-returns-car-grandmother-six-years-after-mistakenly-seizing Police suspected the car had been a part of a crime in Berkshire County A Massachusetts grandmother is calling for reform of the asset forfeiture system after the state wrongfully suspected her car had been involved in a crime and seized it for […]

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State Pharmacy Board meets to discuss Walgreens closures https://wgme.com/news/local/state-pharmacy-board-meets-to-discuss-walgreens-closings PORTLAND (WGME) — The state is taking action in the face of sudden disruptions at Walgreens pharmacies. The group that regulates pharmacies in Maine met Thursday to talk about the issue. The issue is going before the State Pharmacy Board because the closures are repeatedly happening […]

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Mom Is Suing Hospital for Performing an Emergency C-Section Without Anesthesia https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/giving-birth/mom-is-suing-hospital-for-performing-an-emergency-c-section-without/ A woman and her fiance are suing Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, California after she says doctors performed an emergency cesarean section on her without anesthesia. Having to undergo an emergency C-section is stressful and can even be traumatic. But at least in […]

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When Dallas PD gave its K9 unit dog, Ballentine, kudos for sniffing out a suitcase containing more than $100,000, many criticized the department for its practice of civil asset forfeiture. The process allows law enforcement officers to seize assets they believe to have been involved with a crime.   However, officials also reported the 25-year-old […]

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A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison on Thursday for conspiring with the Colombian cartel. Jose Irizarry and his wife Nathalia Gomez-Irizarry were arrested in February 2020 in San Juan, Puerto Rico after they were accused of laundering money for the Colombian cartel. Authorities accused the couple of being involved in a […]

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Many of you may remember a “gentleman” in Dec of 2019 that posted on FB that he was having his family come to visit him at Xmas when he was going to start a suicide by starvation. At the time, I did blog about him and the trouble that he was having getting adequate pain […]

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