PHARMACIST STEVE

DEA Report Shows Infiltration of Mexican Drug Cartels in Major US Cities http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2015/09/08/dea-report-shows-infiltration-of-mexican-drug-cartels-in-major-us-cities/ Mexican drug cartels control drug trafficking in multiple U.S. cities throughout the Southwest and continue to spread over the entire nation, a DEA report reveals. While government officials continue to claim that the border is secure, a recently unclassified intelligence report by the […]

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CDC funding helps states combat prescription drug overdose epidemic Agency commits $20 million to advance prevention on multiple fronts http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2015/p0904-cdc-funding.html 20 million dollars to help address opiate/substance abuse for 3-6 million addicts..  that is $3 – $7 /addict over the next FOUR YEARS…  Chances of success ? Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

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Six felony murder indictments in Pryor accidental overdose case part of a larger prescription drug problem http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/courts/six-felony-murder-indictments-in-pryor-accidental-overdose-case-part/article_3d48d845-b746-5120-8945-9a2e39cc594d.html Mike Miers is taken into custody at his apartment by a multi-agency task force serving warrants on Miers and five other people on drug distrubtion conspiracy and first degree murder charges in the drug death of Jennifer McNulty […]

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And we spend 51 billion a year fighting the war on drugs… look were deaths from drug overdoses is on the list Rank War Years Deaths Deaths per Day US Population in First Year of War Deaths per Population 1 American Civil War 1861–1865 750,000[93] 420 31,443,000 2.385% (1860) 2 World War II 1941–1945 405,399 […]

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Dennis Banks Issues a State of War Declaration between AIM and Drugs; Will Lead Longest Walk 5 – War on Drugs http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/dennis-banks-issues-a-state-of-war-declaration-between-aim-and-drugs-will-lead-longest-walk-5-war-on-drugs/ GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN —Dennis Banks, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, has announced he will lead the “Longest Walk 5 – War on Drugs,” along a three-thousand mile route from California to Washington, D.C. […]

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White House Takes Aim at Billions in Medicare and Medicaid Fraud http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/09/04/White-House-Takes-Aim-Billions-Medicare-and-Medicaid-Fraud Alarmed by the tens of billions of dollars in Medicare and Medicaid fraud and overpayments annually that are draining the federal health care system, the Obama administration has quietly stepped up its auditing and enforcement efforts to crack down on doctors, hospitals and […]

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Federation of State Medical Boards Of the United States, Inc. MODEL POLICY FOR THE USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAIN Introduction The Federation of State Medical Boards (the Federation) is committed to assisting state medical boards in protecting the public and improving the quality and integrity of health care in the United […]

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Outspoken Helena doctor to stop treating pain patients http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_669903bc-540a-11e5-9480-8b21610dba53.html Dr. Mark Ibsen of Helena has been an outspoken advocate for providing chronic pain patients with the medications, including opiates, they need to carry on with their lives. This week, in a short note, Ibsen told his patients he would no longer be able to do […]

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http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/InVitroDiagnostics/HomeUseTests/ucm125722.htm If the test results are negative, can you be sure that the person you tested did not abuse drugs? No. No drug test of this type is 100% accurate. There are several factors that can make the test results negative even though the person is abusing drugs. First, you may have tested for the […]

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Closed Formulary Could Decrease Use of ‘N’ Drugs http://www.riskandinsurance.com/closed-formulary-decrease-use-n-drugs/ I may have missed it, but in this whole article on workman comp and medication therapy.. I did not see ONE WORD on pt outcomes. There is a lot about CUTTING COSTS…  In fact I can’t find the word PATIENT in this entire article either.  Doesn’t […]

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