Control the Beasts, Not the Guns

Control the beasts, not the guns

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And many of these murders were a result of alcohol and drug abuse. Guns cannot get high or drunk. People with guns can. We cannot define guns as the root of all evil when clearly it is not the weapon that takes lives. It's a funny thing, how we can … Read more on phillyBurbs.com (blog)

Opioid painkiller debate set for Feb. 7

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7 after receiving "comments, petitions and informal inquiries concerning the extent to which opioid drugs should be used in the treatment of pain." The meeting is intended to help understand how doctors define pain and measures used to limit opioid use … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle

Hundreds of high-prescribers don't check Oregon's pharmacy-monitoring program

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A report on the state's pharmacy monitoring program shows that in a recent six-month period, 1,746 Oregonians fit the definition of drug-seeker: filling prescriptions written by five or more providers at five or more pharmacies. While that number isn't … Read more on OregonLive.com