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Washington prison inmate awarded $549,000 after he’s denied pain medication for multiple sclerosis https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/washington-prison-inmate-awarded-550000-after-hes-denied-pain-medication-for-multiple-sclerosis/ A federal jury found that three prison medical staffers showed “deliberate indifference” to Etienne Choquette’s pain and medical needs when they refused to allow him medication that was prescribed to him by a neurologist. A Washington state inmate with multiple sclerosis […]

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After Doctors Cut Their Opioids, Patients Turn to a Risky Treatment for Back Pain www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/health/opioids-spinal-injections.html WASHINGTON — An injectable drug that the manufacturer says is too dangerous to use along the spine is growing in popularity for back pain as doctors turn away from opioids. The anti-inflammatory drug, called Depo-Medrol and made by Pfizer, is […]

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FDA approves painkiller 10 times stronger than fentanyl; UK doctor and other advisors objected https://www.nkytribune.com/2018/11/fda-approves-painkiller-10-times-stronger-than-fentanyl-uk-doctor-and-other-advisors-objected/ The Food and Drug Administration approved a powerful new painkiller Friday over the objections of a Kentucky doctor who co-chairs its advisory committee on such matters, and other physicians. Dr. Raeford Brown of the University of Kentucky and others argue that […]

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I-Team: Opioid crisis: Crackdown fails to cut opioid overdoses; deaths on the rise https://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/local-news/i-team-opioid-crisis-crackdown-fails-to-cut-opioid-overdoses-deaths-on-the-rise/1575669160 LAS VEGAS – A year ago this month, 8 News Now aired a multi-part, in-depth project called “#OurPain: The other side of opioids,” which explored the mostly untold stories of how a crackdown on prescription medications has affected millions of legitimate […]

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Notice NOT ONE REPUBLICAN signed this letter. It was also the Democrats that voted AGAINST Medicare Part D in 2004-2005.  When Medicare started in 1965 there was no medication coverage Part A covered hospital Part B  covered doc’s office visits and lab tests Once a pt got a diagnose with what their health issues where.. […]

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Cocaine Back in a Big Way, DEA Warns, with Rising Overdose Deaths https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/cocaine-back-in-a-big-way-dea-warns-with-rising-overdose-deaths/ WASHINGTON — Cocaine use in the United States has “rebounded” buoyed by a boost in supply, and the increasing prevalence of potent synthetic opioids such as fentanyl mixed into the product is “accelerating cocaine involved overdose deaths,” the Drug Enforcement Administration said […]

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‘El Chapo’ Goes On Trial This Week But His Billion Dollar Drug Empire Continues Under his Sons, Judge Says https://www.newsweek.com/el-chapo-goes-trial-week-his-billion-dollar-drug-empire-continues-flourish-1200601 Joaquin Guzman “El Chapo” Loera’s trial is set to start on Monday in New York, but his billion dollar drug empire has continued to flourish despite his capture. A recent letter from the U.S. Attorney’s […]

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TBI: counterfeit drugs are newest trend contributing to opioid epidemic https://www.wjhl.com/top-news/regional/tbi-counterfeit-drugs-are-newest-trend-contributing-to-opioid-epidemic/1570683855 KNOXVILLE (WATE) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is reporting a new trend contributing to the opioid epidemic: counterfeit drugs.  The phenomenon involves drugs, specifically pills, made to look like prescription medications like Percocet or Xanax. Using pill presses that can produce thousands of pills […]

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Chronic Pain in Adults on the Rise: A Potential Crisis https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/904084 Clinical Context All clinicians are aware of the mandate to reduce opioid use, but is awareness having an effect? Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that the tide has shifted in the prescription rate for opioids.[1] Opioid prescription rates reached […]

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Shi would like you to support Rose Recovery Journey by making a donation and helping spread the word. I’m trying to raise $17,000 $9,400 RAISED / 38 SUPPORTERS / 18 DAYS LEFT         Dear Member, One of our member is in dire need of the entire Indiana Pharmacists Alliance help to save […]

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