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Chinese nationals indicted on illegal drug manufacturing http://www.wpxi.com/news/national-news/ap-top-news/chinese-nationals-indicted-on-illegal-drug-manufacturing/625955091 WASHINGTON (AP) – Two Chinese nationals have been indicted on charges they manufactured tons of fentanyl and other powerful narcotics that were then peddled in the United States, killing at least four people and seriously injuring five others, Justice Department officials announced Tuesday. Authorities said the men controlled […]

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U.S. war on drugs moves to pharmacy from jungle http://www.reuters.com/article/us-dea-prescription-drugs/u-s-war-on-drugs-moves-to-pharmacy-from-jungle-idUSBRE85F09220120618 (Reuters) – Pamela Storozuk, a petite 59-year-old, spent most of her career as a sales representative, dragging heavy suitcases filled with presentation materials. When her husband developed prostate cancer, she cared for him, often helping to lift him out of the bath or into bed. […]

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93 Year Old Doctor Gets 10 Years In Jail www.doctorsofcourage.org/judge-throws-the-book-at-93-year-old-doctor-accusing-him-of-being-a-drug-dealer/ Las Vegas August 1, 2017 – A 93 year old pain management doctor was sentenced to 10 years in jail and called a drug dealer by a Las Vegas Judge. Some DOC readers believe that the real motivation for throwing this World War II veteran […]

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Opioid crisis could keep chronic pain sufferers from getting medicine http://www.kmov.com/story/36620554/opioids-chronic-pain KMOV.com – A 60 Minutes investigation may have brought to light an unintended consequence of the growing concern over the opioid epidemic. The CBS news magazine’s story concluded Congress passed legislation that crippled the DEA’s ability to fight opioid abuse. Chronic pain sufferer Carolyn […]

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The Terrifying New Trend in Heroin Addiction https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qvjgvb/the-terrifying-new-trend-in-heroin-addiction Jeremy Lesser is one of the faces of America’s increasingly mainstream opioid crisis. Now in recovery for two years, he’s 27, white, and comes from a middle-class family in New Jersey. But he didn’t start using opioids with pills from a doctor—or even pills from a friend […]

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United Nations Says Untreated Pain Is “Inhumane and Cruel” https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/treatments/pharmacological/opioids/united-nations-says-untreated-pain-inhumane-cruel The national debate on the proper use of opioids continues to build as the high prevalence of addiction and overdoses fuel the continuing attention to this “public health crisis.”1 Much of the anti-opioid rhetoric regarding the “opioid epidemic” implies that pain is a nuisance that […]

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Whaley proposes charging opioid distributors ‘nickel per dose’ http://fox45now.com/news/local/whaley-proposes-charging-opioid-distributors-nickel-per-dose DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF/WRGT) – Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says she has a plan she believes would help Ohio fight back against the state’s opioid crisis. Whaley, who is also a gubernatorial candidate, says opioid manufacturers are to blame for the crisis and says they are the […]

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Patient with neck pain 8/10! https://www.facebook.com/markmusheribsen/videos/10213636886091842/   CLICK ON LINK TO SEE VIDEO   If physicians are suppose to be HEALERS…  allowing a pt to ATTEMPT to live – have quality of life – in a pain level >5… which some consider a torturous level of pain..  Are they committing insurance fraud ? For billing […]

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Misdiagnosing Causes and Casualties in the Opioid War http://reason.com/blog/2017/10/18/misdiagnosing-causes-and-casualties-in-t “The opioid crisis is an emergency,” declared President Donald Trump in August. “And I am saying officially right now that it is an emergency, a national emergency. We are going to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort, and a lot of money on […]

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Minnesota struggles to rein in prescription opioids http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/health-care/article178112216.html ST. PAUL, Minn. Joe Nickelson and Tom Johnson never thought they’d end up shooting heroin. Dave Baker never imagined he’d lose his 25-year-old son Dan to a heroin overdose. But prescription opioids hooked all three. “It’s the devil’s drug. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone,” said Johnson. […]

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