(The Drug Enforcement Administration is taking comments on its Proposed Aggregate Production Quotas for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances. One of our contributors, Jeff Edney filed his comments on Saturday September 21st here.) A DEA document states: “As a result of considering the extent of diversion, DEA notes that the quantity of FDA-approved drug products…
Justice Department reveals its number-crunching methods to catch opioid over-prescribers
By Jessica Schneider, CNN Updated at 1:50 PM ET, Tue September 24, 2019 People are paying doctors cash for opioid prescriptions (To watch videos go to original link below). Washington (CNN) — The Justice Department on Tuesday announced 11 more physicians have been charged for over-prescribing opioids through “pill mill” clinics, resulting in the distribution…
When you live in a constant state of pain.
Chronic pain is the most complex and difficult feeling to describe. It is my constant feeling. It is the same as asking someone to describe how breathing and blinking feels. It is less of a feeling, it is more of a state of existing. Every time I go to the doctor or emergency room, they…
The Opioid Crisis Has Upended Pain Management. What’s Next for the Industry.
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Is the DEA Branching Out Into Regulating Medicine?
September 23, 2019 10:22AM By Jeffrey A. Singer The Drug Enforcement Administration, having virtually eliminated the diversion of prescription pain relievers into the underground market for nonmedical users, appears to be setting its sights on regulating the medical management of pain, a mission not suited for law enforcement. Acting under the authority of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention…
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