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Report: DEA investigating NFL’s prescription drug abuse http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/shutdown-corner/report–dea-investigating-nfl-s-prescription-drug-abuse-163510877.html?soc_src=mediacontentsharebuttons From the article: When some former NFL players brought a lawsuit accusing the league of illegally providing painkillers to mask serious injuries, some eyebrows were raised at the Drug Enforcement Administration. The New York Daily News wrote on Sunday that the DEA is investigating the NFL for […]

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Lawsuit: DEA Gave Recovering Addict Crack-Cocaine For Undercover Work A lawsuit filed in New Mexico this week accuses the Drug Enforcement Agency of paying a drug addict crack cocaine for undercover work. http://www.infowars.com/lawsuit-dea-gave-recovering-addict-crack-cocaine-for-undercover-work/ From the article: According to the lawsuit filed in Albuquerque’s U.S. District Court Monday, five DEA agents confronted 38-year-old Aaron Romero, a […]

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At DEA, We Made the Drug Problem Worse, Not Better http://www.theagitator.com/2012/08/03/at-dea-we-made-the-drug-problem-worse-not-better/ This is from a article TWO YEARS AGO… Sean Dunagan former Intelligence Analyst with the Drug Enforcement Administration From the article: By any reasonable metric of success—addiction rates, violence, the availability of drugs in our schools— it’s clear that our 40-year jihad against certain […]

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Crime, punishment and torture in the Pharmacy https://www.facebook.com/pages/Crime-punishment-and-torture-in-the-Pharmacy Another “Senior RPH”… that has been pushed out to pasture and ready to help everyone else to tell “the rest of the REAL STORY” Maybe it is time to remind the executives making all of these decisions.. that they are screwing with BABY BOOMERS.. we have never taken anything lying down and turning […]

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Feds charge FedEx with assisting illegal pharmacies http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/17/feds-charge-fedex-with-assisting-illegal-pharmacies/ A couple of years ago DEA  “went after” Cardinal Wholesaler, accusing them of selling more controlled drugs to two CVS pharmacies in Sandford, FL than Cardinal should have known that they were not for legit medical purposes. Keep in mind that Cardinal never saw any prescriptions nor […]

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White House Targets Opioids in 2014 Drug Control Strategy Setting out a four-part science-based strategy for reducing illicit drug use, the White House 2014 National Drug Control Strategy (PDF) includes a focus on reducing heroin and prescription painkiller abuse and overdose, which have spiked dramatically in recent years. Released annually, the Office of National Drug […]

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We’re NUMBER ONE !!! Indiana authorities bust most meth labs in the US Indianapolis leads nation in pharmacy robberies http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/indianapolis-leads-nation-in-pharmacy-robberies From the article: For three consecutive years, Indiana has led the nation in pharmacy robberies. In 2012, the state had 97 drug store robberies — more than twice the number of the next two leading […]

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Remember … VOTE EARLY AND OFTEN !

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This came my way via the National Pain Report http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/   I support this group by managing a column “Ask the Pharmacist” I’m hoping you can help me regarding the issues i’m having with the pharmacies.  I had to move from Walgreens to CVS, because Walgreens ws basically complaining about the paperwork they had to fill out […]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extortion Extortion (also called shakedown, outwresting, and exaction) is a criminal offense of obtaining money, property, or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime groups. I got a email from a chronic pain pts in Florida.. it […]

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