PHARMACIST STEVE

http://drugfreenj.org/news/appcom-volunteers-make-house-calls-doctors-about-opioids/

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http://www.americanmedicinechest.com/

http://www.shoutdowndrugs.com

http://www.parentchecknj.com/

http://www.drugfreenj.org/private-property-ordinance-database/

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The above organizations are the ones sponsoring this… what is commonly referred to as anti-detailing… the reverse of what drug company reps do with doctors… “detailing” the medications that their employer produces… 

The FIRST WEB LINK has the logo for :   www.phrma.org

PhRMA represents the country’s leading biopharmaceutical research companies and supports the search for new treatments and cures.

I guess that these groups could me grouped under the new group of M.A.D.D. – Malcontents Against Doing Drugs.  Doesn’t  matter if the person has a medical necessity for taking opiates are not… “doing drugs” is “doing drugs”..

So this war on drugs has transformed into a war on patients and law enforcement/judicial system is drawing in various other non-governmental entities to help in the fight.  It would appear that the more LOPSIDED this war becomes.. the more it appears into becoming a GENOCIDE.  Since one side of this war doesn’t possess the physical, mental, financial strength to “put up a fight”.

IMO.. things are not going to change – or more likely to continue to get worse… until the chronic pain community gets their “dollars together” and bring some “hired guns” (attorneys) into this fight.

Too many chronic pain pts being lied to… being denied care… being abandoned… being thrown into cold turkey withdrawal and other issues that pts with other critical health issues would could be considered PATIENT ABUSE

If you notice, the video talks about the ILLEGAL form of Fentanyl and the ILLEGAL Heroin.. as if these can be found at the local pharmacy

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Volunteers working to lower the death toll from the heroin epidemic will pay doctors a visit Oct. 6, delivering a message about what federal authorities believe is the best way to attack the crisis.

They will talk to doctors about guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on limiting opioid prescriptions for adults in an outpatient setting and exploring alternatives.

“Three days or less will often be sufficient; more than seven days will rarely be needed,” the guidelines state. There are exceptions, such as the treatment of hospice patients or those with active cancer.

The door-to-door protest to lower opioid prescriptions, called “Knock Out Opiate Abuse Day,” is the first nationally, said Angelo Valente, executive director of Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, which is behind the event.

“We believe many doctors are not as aware of the issue as they need to be about safe prescriptions,” Valente said.

Dentists’ offices will also be part of the campaign.

Interrupting a doctor’s work day is something pharmaceutical salespeople do routinely, Valente said. And the effort has the support of pediatricians and dentists groups.

The Medical Society of New Jersey also issued a statement Monday saying they were in favor of the effort.

“We support all efforts that encourage patients to use prescription drugs responsibly, as our members continue to be on the front lines treating those patients who suffer from addiction,” Mishael Azam, chief operating officer and senior manager of legislative affairs for the society, said in the statement.

That same day, volunteers will also fan out to neighborhoods to hang messages on door knobs to make the public more aware of the CDC guidelines, Valente said.

Valente expects more than 2,000 volunteers to take part in the event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Training sessions are set for Tuesday at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s School of Pharmacy, Room 209, 230 Park Ave., Florham Park, NJ 07932.

Another session is scheduled to be held Thursday at Rutgers EcoComplex Auditorium at 1200 Florence Columbus Road, Bordentown, NJ 08505.  Registration at both events runs from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and training, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Valente said organizers will contact those who cannot make the training sessions.To register, click here.

Organizers for each county will coordinate the visits, he said.

Ken Serrano: 732-643-4029; kserrano@gannettnj.com

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