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‘I am the other side of the opiate crisis’ http://www.philly.com/philly/health/addiction/pain-patient-speaks-out-on-opioids-20170607.html Lynn Frank, 64, of Northeast Philadelphia, a former records and information manager at a law firm, experienced a serious foot injury in a car accident 12 years ago and was later diagnosed with CRPS/RSD (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy), a chronic neuro-inflammatory disorder. If […]
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Trump Administration Expected to Announce Marijuana Crackdown, Possibly Link Usage to Violent Crimes http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/ryanjent/trump_administration_expected_to_announce_marijuana_crackdown_possibly_link_usage_to_violent_crimes Attorney General Previously Called Marijuana Usage ‘Slightly Less Awful’ Than Using Heroin Donald Trump’s Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, led by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is expected to announce its crackdown on marijuana usage next week. As The […]
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First Opioid Court in the U.S. Focuses on Keeping Users Alive http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/americas-heroin-epidemic/first-opioid-court-u-s-focuses-keeping-users-alive-n781121 BUFFALO, N.Y. — After three defendants fatally overdosed in a single week last year, it became clear that Buffalo’s ordinary drug treatment court was no match for the heroin and painkiller crisis. Now the city is experimenting with the nation’s first opioid crisis […]
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Second Opinion: Doc Says Blue Cross Opioid Policy Is Flawed http://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2014/04/10/second-opinion-doc-says-blue-cross-painkiller-policy-is-flawed Amidst concerns over a massive national increase in the use and abuse of prescription painkillers, health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts instituted a new policy to reduce pain medication addiction and misuse. This week The Boston Globe reports that as a result […]
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PROP Founder Calls for Forced Opioid Tapering https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2017/7/20/prop-founder-calls-for-forced-opioid-tapering Have you or a loved one been harmed by being tapered off high doses of opioid pain medication? The founder of an anti-opioid activist group wants to know – or at least he posed the question during a debate about opioid tapering with colleagues on Twitter this […]
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How technology can help government fight the war on drugs http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/crime/343106-how-technology-can-help-government-fight-the-war-on-drugs Earlier this month, the Nashville District Attorney completely retired charges against a man named Christopher Miller who was arrested in May by the city’s police for attempting to sell the botanical substance called kratom. The move brought renewed attention to this naturally occurring product […]
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Steve, I just read your webpage concerning the interaction and legalities between pharmacists, physicians and patients. Briefly, this is what happened to me. I’d like to know if I can file a civil lawsuit against this pharmacist. For the last 6-years I have been on prescription pain medications. I’ve had 12 spine surgeries, […]
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DEA clarifies guidance on forwarding unfilled e-prescribed controlled substances http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/dea-clarifies-guidance-forwarding-unfilled-e-prescribed-controlled-substances WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration recently clarified for pharmacists the protocol for forwarding unfilled prescriptions for controlled substances. The DEA’s associate section chief of the liaison and policy section of the DEA’s Diversion Control division Loren Miller clarified that an original e-prescription can be […]
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The WAR on Pain Patients Continues ! Politicians Don’t Care People Are Living in PAIN ! https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/7/8/1678907/-The-WAR-on-Pain-Patients-Continues-Politicians-Don-t-Care-People-Are-Living-in-PAIN I have not written a Pain diary in a little while. I have been kind of busy dealing with my own medical issues including continued pain and cancer. However I have been keeping up on what is […]
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US DEA Says They Shut Down “Dark Net” Market for Heroin, Fentanyl www.nwigazette.com/2017/07/20/us-dea-says-they-shut-down-dark-net-market-for-heroin-fentanyl/ “This is likely one of the most important criminal investigations of the year taking down the largest dark net marketplace in history”, said Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Guns, drugs and illegal documents allegedly traded on “dark net” site Alphabay July 20, 2017-The […]
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