the Trump administration has been floating the idea of merging the ATF with the DEA:What could go wrong?

What should be asked is why back in 1973, that Congress put two legal drugs (Nicotine & Alcohol)  Into a separate and distinct sub-agency under the DOJ while putting all the other potentially abused/addicting drugs in and under the control of the DEA? Could we see some sort of tracking (PDMP) and daily limits (Ounces […]

UPDATED 08-27-2025: I NEED/WANT YOUR OPINION

you will need either a laptop computer or desk top computer to do this This blog post will be my 11,011 blog post since I started in 2012 and my blog is approaching THREE MILLION PAGE VIEWS. I have been around the chronic pain community since 2012. There are a few things that have remained […]

What is Patient Abandonment? this is a old blog post from 2016

What is Patient Abandonment? https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-patient-abandonment.html What is Patient Abandonment? When a doctor doesn’t end the provider-patient relationship properly, it could amount to malpractice. Need Professional Help? Talk to a Lawyer. Please answer a few questions to help us match you with attorneys in your area. Injuries from medical malpractice     Injury from malpractice can […]

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Could find some stats on I read that the production quotas established on controlled substance by the DEA has dropped > 50% over the last 10 yrs +/- can you find actual stats on this how much has the lawsuit by the 45 state AG’s against the 3 major drug wholesalers reduced the availability of […]

Interesting concept – opioid free surgery – pt’s choice & can always drop out of the program

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This is a good example of BUYER BE WARE!

Lilly has a mail order pharmacy that will fill prescriptions for all strengths of Zepbound in vials for < $500 for 4 weeks. https://www.lilly.com/lillydirect/medicines/zepbound You only have one LIFE and one QOL!  As soon as the lawsuits start stacking up because they are basically selling an illegal compound product. They will file bankruptcy and close […]

There are NO LEGAL FENTANYL TABLETS THEY ARE ALL ILLEGAL FENTANYL TABS

I count EIGHT TIMES that the word FENTANYL is mentioned in this pretty short press release by the DEA. AND NOT ONCE do they state that they are talking about ILLEGAL/ILLICIT Fentanyl analogs. That could  contain not only an illegal Fentanyl analog but could also contain various other drugs, a couple of veterinarian meds, illegal […]

CVS Caremark continues to flout West Virginia law

Maybe this explains why the CVS Health net profits are substantially increasing each year when other pharmacies are having trouble just paying their bills. Rite Aid just declared their last bankruptcy and closing their last 1000 stores. Walgreen is selling the company to some financial group. The West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) […]

Does Sec Kennedy have a clue of the 100+million chronic pain pts will never be able to participate in MAHA

Is PAM BONDI/DOJ/DEA AGENDA diametrical opposed to Sec Kennedy’s MAHA (Make American Healthy Again) agenda?  Some 25%-30% of our population has had their QOL continuing deterioration over the last decade. How can that population have any chance of getting healthy again and optimized their QOL, if the intensity of their chronic pain has been increasing […]