S5E15: National Pain Strategy | When the World ASSumes | The REAL CRISIS | Pharmacist Steve

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

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The BIG PUSH for ADDICTS to get access to buprenorphine

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Engaging Community Pharmacists in Improving Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder https://forefdn.org/grantee-spotlight-engaging-community-pharmacists-in-improving-treatment-outcomes-for-patients-with-opioid-use-disorder/ In late 2022, Congress passed legislation allowing any DEA-registered prescriber to prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Only around half of U.S. pharmacies stock it, however, because of controlled substance purchasing and dispensing requirements. Today, the National Association […]

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When is prohibition a BAD THING & when is it a GOOD THING

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

The Prohibition Amendment, known as the Eighteenth Amendment, was ratified on January 16, 1919, and prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors in the United States. It was later repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment on December 5, 1933. 16th Amendment and the Establishment of Modern Income Tax (1913) Congress had established our income […]

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