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AG cracks down on painkillers from doctors; a look into prescribing http://wlfi.com/2016/05/16/ag-cracks-down-on-painkillers-from-doctors-a-look-into-prescribing/ TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — Doctors overprescribing painkillers is a growing problem in Indiana. In 2015, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller took action against 140 license holders for alleged violations of overprescribing, drug dependence or drug diversion. Zoeller said pain used to be treated […]

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GOP senator: Drug demand creating ‘unsecured border’ http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-senator-drug-demand-creating-unsecured-border/article/2591612 Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., charged Tuesday that “lax” U.S. border security is contributing to the domestic heroin epidemic. “When I’ve looked at the root cause of our unsecured border, the primary root cause is our insatiable demand for drugs,” Johnson said at a Senate Homeland Security and […]

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Study Shows That Alcohol, Not Marijuana Is The Major “Gateway Drug” http://americanhealthnews.co/study-shows-that-alcohol-not-marijuana-is-the-major-gateway-drug/ A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Florida has shown that alcohol is far more of a “gateway drug” than marijuana is. The study concluded that: Results from the Guttman scale indicated that alcohol represented the “gateway” drug, leading to […]

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https://youtu.be/D57t_cOR53g CVS Health writes ‘Prescription for Better World’ with annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/cvs-health-writes-prescription-better-world-annual-corporate-social-responsibility-report WOONSOCKET, R.I. – CVS Health on Thursday released its “Prescription for a Better World” with its annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which outlines the company’s CSR strategy, and provides performance updates on its CSR goals and initiatives in 2015.    […]

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California police and prison guards are some of prohibition’s biggest backers. Roughly half the money raised to fight California’s upcoming adult-use legalization initiative has come from police and prison guard groups, which The Intercept sees as a sign they’re “terrified that they might lose the revenue streams to which they’ve become so deeply addicted.” What […]

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Actions by Congress on Opioids Haven’t Included Limiting Them ww.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/us/politics/opioid-dea-addiction.html?_r=1 WASHINGTON — Ed White has had a devilish time getting his painkiller prescription filled for intense back pain since a federal crackdown on opioid sales battened down the pharmacy shelves at the Walgreens near his home in Port Richey, Fla. Across the state in Fort […]

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Pfizer’s Death Penalty Ban Highlights the Black Market in Execution Drugs https://theintercept.com/2016/05/19/pfizers-death-penalty-ban-highlights-the-black-market-in-execution-drugs/ Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer made big news last week when it announced a ban on the use of its drugs to carry out the death penalty by lethal injection. “Sweeping controls on the distribution of its products” have clamped shut “the last remaining open-market […]

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nationalpainreport.com/opioid-prescriptions-drop-cigna-to-reduce-further-8830525.html Opioid Prescriptions Drop – Cigna To Reduce Further By Ed Coghlan   Is an insurance company “following guidelines” from the CDC – that doesn’t bear the weight of law –  going to be exempt from being sued for practicing medicine without a license, denial of care, pt abuse,  violation of Americans with Disability Act […]

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FDA Mulling Pricey Implant as Opioid Addiction Tx http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/Addictions/58066?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2016-05-21&eun=g578717d0r Device can be left in for 6 months Amid a raging opioid epidemic, many doctors and families in the U.S. have been pleading for better treatment alternatives. One option now under consideration by the FDA is a system of implanted rods that offer controlled release of […]

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Elderly Floridian cannot afford medicine, kills suffering wife http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/elderly-floridian-cannot-afford-medicine-kills-suffering-wife/ar-BBtfWNO An elderly Florida man was in jail on Thursday after he said he fatally shot his ailing wife because her medications were no longer affordable and she was in pain. William J. Hager, 86, was being held without bond in jail after telling responding authorities on […]

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