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Father took his own life after years of suffering from back pain, inquest rules http://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/15488184.Father_took_his_own_life_after_years_of_suffering_from_back_pain__inquest_rules/ A KNUTSFORD man who suffered decades of back pain took his own life with painkillers, an inquest has concluded. Former baggage handler, Fred Sinclair, 67, was found dead in bed at his home at Longridge on February 22. The inquest […]

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Government’s role in opioid crisis deserves review http://newsok.com/article/5560720 AS states grapple with increasing opioid abuse, policymakers would do well to consider if government has inadvertently played a role in fueling addiction. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has gathered evidence suggesting this may be the case. In a recent letter to the Health and Human Services […]

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Is it really a good idea give government more power over patients and doctors? www.spectator.org/never-let-an-opioid-crisis-go-to-waste/ When the Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis advised the President to declare a national emergency to deal with the overdose epidemic, HHS Secretary Tom Price wisely suggested that this step wouldn’t be particularly useful: “[T]he opioid […]

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Analysis: Meet the opioid wholesalers who became middlemen for the heroin epidemic http://www.wcpo.com/news/opinion/analysis-cities-counties-states-target-opioid-wholesalers-over-the-heroin-epidemic This article is part of the WCPO.com project “Heroin: How Do We Respond?” You can view the I-Team story tonight on WCPO 9 On Your Side at 6 p.m. As the nation’s opioid addiction grew out of control in the five years […]

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A Medicaid patient lost the care he’d received for 20 years. 3 months later, he was dead. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2017/08/13/medicaid-patient-lost-care-hed-received-20-years-3-months-later-he-dead/488367001/ ORANGE CITY, Ia. — Thirty-two years ago, a vehicle accident left Todd Mouw a quadriplegic, unable to feed himself and needing a ventilator to breathe. Yet for decades he was able to live at home with the help of […]

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A Record Number of Americans Have Tried Marijuana, New Survey Shows https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/08/20/a-record-number-of-americans-have-tried-marijuana.aspx Marijuana: it was once a taboo topic, but is no longer. According to a newly released study from national pollster Gallup, more Americans than ever have tried marijuana. Gallup has been sporadically asking Americans if they had tried cannabis over the past 48 […]

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Financial Investigator Supporting the DEA at Forfeiture Support Associates Portland, OR 97204 http://job-openings.monster.com/Financial-Investigator-Supporting-the-DEA-Portland-OR-US-Forfeiture-Support-Associates/11/187550335 About the Job FSA, a rapidly growing professional support services company delivering high-quality service in support of the Department of Justice (DOJ), has an immediate vacancy for a Financial Investigator to support DEA’s Office of Diversion Control (ODC), and the Diversion Control Program. […]

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In her own words: a woman with constant pain is denied her meds http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/In-her-own-words-a-woman-with-cronic-pain-is-denied-her-meds-441051633.html ANCHORAGE (KTUU) Cathy Therrien is a breast cancer survivor who’s undergone four surgeries and lives with constant pain. She says her bones rub against each other and she relies on opioid based prescriptions to control her pain. But, recently Therrien’s prescription […]

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FDA’s Standards for Device Approvals Under Scrutiny Studies often low quality — or missing entirely when it comes to post-market surveillance https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/fdageneral/67300?xid=nl_mpt_WeeklyVideos_2017-08-19&eun=g578717d0r A study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association documents the occasionally poor quality of clinical studies used to expand FDA approvals for high-risk medical devices. But as F. Perry Wilson, […]

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Did Marijuana Kill This Young Marijuana Advocate? Um, Nope www.thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/did-marijuana-kill-this-young-marijuana-advocate-um-nope/ The headline from TODAY.com was alarming. It was equally odious. “Did marijuana kill this young man? Doctors may never know for sure” screamed the NBC-owned website known for its clumsy muchie jokes and outdated Cheech and Chong references. The story details the death of Michael […]

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