PHARMACIST STEVE

America risks losing the war on terror in Afghanistan unless it legalizes the opium trade http://qz.com/859268/americas-failed-war-on-drugs-in-afghanistan-is-threatening-to-doom-its-war-on-terror-as-well/ According to a recently released report by the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), opium production in Afghanistan has risen by 43% in the last year. The country’s drug trade […]

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WDRB 41 Louisville News LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – The Drug Enforcement Administration is trying to wake up Louisville to the heroin crisis with a new commercial airing across the city. It’s part of a “360” approach to combat a drug that isn’t close to backing down. The commercial starts and ends with parents and friends noticing […]

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Travesty of Justice: Jeffrey Bado, DO http://doctorsofcourage.org/index.php/2016/12/09/travesty-of-justice-jeffrey-bado-do/ Jeffrey Bado, DO, of Philadelphia, PA was found guilty of 304 charges involving his pain management clinic. All of these charges are examples of government overreach into doctors’ legitimate medical practices.  THIS HAS TO BE STOPPED!!! In the Eastern District of Pennsylvania this illegal prosecution of doctors has […]

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Dr. Manny: 5 steps Trump can take to help curb the opioid epidemic in America http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/12/09/dr-manny-5-steps-trump-can-take-to-help-curb-opioid-epidemic-in-america.html# Before Donald Trump became president-elect of the United States, I declared my support for his proposed efforts to help curb the tragic opioid abuse epidemic our nation is facing today. This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

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Short seller calls Trump out to fight drug pricing. How? By ‘firing’ Express Scripts http://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/short-seller-calls-trump-out-to-fight-drug-pricing-how-by-firing-express-scripts Trumps wants prescription prices LOWERED… IMO… no better way than to go after all the “middlemen” in our healthcare system… who’s contribution is mostly to their bottom line and nothing to the “health” of  those in our society.. Short seller […]

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< Union president calls for federal investigation of McGuire VA http://www.nbc12.com/story/34010299/union-president-calls-for-federal-investigation-of-mcguire-va   Thursday, December 8th 2016, 4:36 pm CSTThursday, December 8th 2016, 6:36 pm CST By Diane Walker, Anchor   A Union president is calling for a federal investigation of McGuire VA Medical Center. She says the hospital did not immediately fire its Assistant Chief of […]

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DEA laments that “media attention” is making it tough to put people in jail for pot https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/08/dea-laments-that-media-attention-is-making-it-tough-to-put-people-in-jail-for-pot/ In the Drug Enforcement Administration’s annual survey of the nation’s law enforcement agencies, heroin remained the top concern in 2016 — head-and-shoulders above all other illicit drugs — while marijuana was a drug of negligible concern. Only 4.9 percent […]

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Life Expectancy In U.S. Drops For First Time In Decades, Report Finds http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/08/504667607/life-expectancy-in-u-s-drops-for-first-time-in-decades-report-finds Why should this surprise anyone… our healthcare system is denying chronic pain pts their medically necessary medications… we continue to treat those suffering from addictive personalities as criminals rather that treating them.  Insurance companies are refusing to pay for certain medications and/or […]

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FROM MY INBOX Good morning Steve. First of all I too would like to thank you for the work you’re doing and your efforts to assist those of us who fall victim to bias pharmacies and their employees. I am a registered nurse and I’m currently on Suboxone for dependency. It has, in short, save […]

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***Robocall Scam Alert***  sharing information on a scam that uses the name of Blue Cross/Blue Shield (BCBS) to trick people. Beware of Robo Calls where they mention Blue Cross/Blue Shield and then go on to say: “This is not a telemarketing call. Due to the national prescription narcotic addiction crisis, BC&BS was providing a substitute […]

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