The WAR on Pain Patients Continues ! Politicians Don’t Care People Are Living in PAIN ! https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/7/8/1678907/-The-WAR-on-Pain-Patients-Continues-Politicians-Don-t-Care-People-Are-Living-in-PAIN I have not written a Pain diary in a little while. I have been kind of busy dealing with my own medical issues including continued pain and cancer. However I have been keeping up on what is […]
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US DEA Says They Shut Down “Dark Net” Market for Heroin, Fentanyl www.nwigazette.com/2017/07/20/us-dea-says-they-shut-down-dark-net-market-for-heroin-fentanyl/ “This is likely one of the most important criminal investigations of the year taking down the largest dark net marketplace in history”, said Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Guns, drugs and illegal documents allegedly traded on “dark net” site Alphabay July 20, 2017-The […]
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Trump administration wants to rollback controversial civil forfeiture limits http://www.wtsp.com/news/politics/trump-administration-wants-to-rollback-controversial-civil-forfeiture-laws/457901213 U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said this week that the new administration plans on increasing the use of civil asset forfeiture, a controversial technique that allows police to seize cars, cash, and other property from individuals, even if they weren’t charged with a crime. 10Investigates was […]
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New Opioid Guidelines Redefining ‘Compassion’ For Montana Doctors http://mtpr.org/post/new-opioid-guidelines-redefining-compassion-montana-doctors As the nation faces an epidemic of opioid drug abuse after a decade of aggressively prescribing narcotics , Montana doctors are becoming more cautious about giving painkillers to chronic pain patients. It’s changing some patients ability to get treatment and what is considered compassionate care […]
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Dr. Andrew Kolodny has issued an epic challenge to the pain patient community. He wants to know — “Outside of palliative care, dangerously high doses should be reduced even if patient refuses. Where exactly is this done in a risky way?” and, “I’m asking you to point to a specific clinic or health system that […]
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Today is 07/20/2017 2016 in review … what killed us 2600 Americans will die EVERY DAY – from various reasons 2700 people WILL ATTEMPT SUICIDE 140 will be SUCCESSFUL – including 20 veterans 270 will die from hospital acquired antibiotic resistant “bug” because staff won’t properly wash hands and/or proper infection control. 350 will die […]
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WV Board of Pharmacy dismisses director http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-health/20170718/wv-board-of-pharmacy-dismisses-director The West Virginia Board of Pharmacy has dismissed its executive director amid a review of rules that require drug distributors to report on pharmacies that order a “suspicious” number of painkillers and other powerful prescription medications. David Potters, who also was the pharmacy board’s general counsel, departed after […]
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I read your article several times and I am really upset over what transpired tonight at CVS when trying to fill my script for OxyContin 80mg. I take it 3x a day as the time released med and Oxycodone 30 mg for short acting medicine for my chronic pain too many diagnosis to list. Been […]
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I am a 60 yr old female from ME, I have had a sleep disorder that is genetically related my paternal side with my g-mother, my dad, his 2 sisters and sadly i passed it to our son who i see going thru struggles in treatment but he is not as severe as i am. […]
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Family sues UCSF for agreeing, then refusing to help woman die http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/17/family-sues-ucsf-for-agreeing-then-refusing-to-help-woman-die/ In what may be the first-of-its-kind lawsuit related to California’s End of Life Option Act, the family of a San Francisco terminally ill cancer patient is suing the UC San Francisco Medical Center alleging that her physician and the system misrepresented that they […]
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