Today is 04/24/2019.. who will not be here tomorrow 2016 in review … what killed us 2017 in review … what killed us 6775 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 […]
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Massachusetts’ contentious tactic to fight its opioid crisis: jailing addicts https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/23/massachusetts-contentious-tactic-to-fight-its-opioid-crisis-jailing-addicts State is placing persons who are involuntarily committed to treatment – the section 35 process – in jail or prison even though no charges have been levied against them Josh Wood in Ludlow, Massachusetts Sheriff Nick Cocchi, left, on his way to visit men […]
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Alvogen Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Fentanyl Transdermal System Due to Product Mislabeling https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm636384.htm Alvogen, Inc. is voluntarily recalling two lots of Fentanyl Transdermal System 12 mcg/h transdermal patches to the consumer level. A small number of cartons labeled 12 mcg/h Fentanyl Transdermal System patches contained 50 mcg/h patches. The 50 mcg/h patches that […]
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/drug-executive-laurence-doud-iii-arrested-opioids/story?id=62575543 Federal prosecutors charged drug distributor Rochester Drug Cooperative and its former CEO with drug trafficking charges Tuesday — the first criminal charges for a pharmaceutical company and executives in the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis. The charges signify a groundbreaking move by the government to try to combat the opioid epidemic, which kills 130 Americans […]
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lynnwebstermd.com When Will Forced Tapering of Opioids End? Lynn Webster, M.D. 6-8 minutes When Will Forced Tapering of Opioids End? 20th April, 2019 By Lynn Webster, M.D. This article, in a slightly edited form, first appeared on Pain News Network on April 17, 2019. “Larry” recently wrote to me asking for advice. He describes himself […]
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Pain Patients Get Relief from War on Opioids https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pain-patients-get-relief-from-war-on-opioids/ U.S. agencies warn doctors not to abruptly cut off the medications for long-time users Ever since U.S. health authorities began cracking down on opioid prescriptions about five years ago, one vulnerable group has suffered serious collateral damage: the approximately 18 million Americans who have been taking […]
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Washington state lawmaker riles nurses by saying that some spend ‘considerable’ time playing cards https://www.foxnews.com/politics/washington-state-lawmaker-riles-nurses-by-saying-that-some-spend-considerable-time-playing-cards A Washington state lawmaker has provoked the ire of nursing professionals after saying that some nurses “play cards” for a “considerable” portion of their shifts. State Sen. Maureen Walsh, R-Walla Walla, was debating a bill on Tuesday that would require […]
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Commentary: Suicide Signals a Broken Health Care System www.nationalpainreport.com/commentary-suicide-signals-a-broken-health-care-system-8839600.html I read this article recently about a veteran killing himself in a VA waiting room and it brought me back to a recent conversation that we’ve been having on the National Pain Report about suicide. And so, I spent some looking at the comments sections on […]
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US Attorney expects more opioid take downs of medical providers in the future US Attorney expects more opioid take downs of medical providers in the future MADISON COUNTY, Ala. – We’re learning more about the largest opioid takedown of medical providers in the nation. It resulted in charges against 60 individuals from seven states including Alabama. […]
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