Tag Archives: Opioids
The High Cost Of Medical Marijuana Causes Pain In Vermont
Recent scientific reviews have found substantial evidence that marijuana can be useful in easing at least some types of chronic pain. Yet even for the majority of Americans who live in states that have legalized medical marijuana, choosing opioids can be much cheaper. … Continue reading
Plan calling for jail time for addicts revived by Manchester responders faces criticism
MANCHESTER — Stupid, absurd, expensive. Those are some of the reactions to a plan of Manchester aldermanic candidate Bob O’Sullivan to jail and treat addicts who overdose and are revived by Manchester first responders. O’Sullivan said his 30-60-90 Treatment Based … Continue reading
Nashua ‘Safe Stations’: 800+ Opioid Addicts Get Help
The Nashua Safe Stations program, which connects opioid addicts with recovery help at city fire stations, recently reached another milestone. As of the end of August, the program has served more than 800 people since launching in November, according to … Continue reading
Opioid Opinions, Banana Botheration, Racism Recognition and Invisibility Micro-Aggression
Rich talked to Steve MacDonald of GraniteGrok for the New Media Militia segment. They began the segment by talking about the opioid epidemic, wondering about frequent Narcan use. They then discussed recent news concerning banana-related racism, anti-white supremacy and invisibility micro-aggression.
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Tagged Bananas, Micro-aggression, Narcan, Opioids, Rich Girard
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New Hampshire doctor who diverted opioids can return to practice after license suspension
A New Hampshire doctor has had his license restored and can return to practice following a suspension for opioid use. Christopher S. Manfred, M.D., a former anesthesiologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, can resume practice after undergoing treatment, according … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher S. Manfred, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Lebanon, Opioids
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AmeriCorps Members to Come to N.H. to Fight Drug Crisis
Starting in November 16 AmeriCorps volunteers will be coming to New Hampshire to work with people fighting drug addiction in the state. These volunteers will serve as community health workers in Lebanon, Nashua and Strafford County. They’ll be tasked with … Continue reading
New Hampshire Hypocrisy: A “Drug Den” When Convenient
Officials in NH, particularly the governor, had a chance here to walk the walk, and do what they advised Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera a few short months earlier: stop overreacting, stop playing the victim, and embrace the reality so we … Continue reading
New Hampshire sues opioid makers for deceptive marketing
New Hampshire on Tuesday became the latest state to launch a lawsuit against a prescription painkiller manufacturer, Perdue Pharma, for deceptively marketing OxyContin. The state’s attorney general accused Perdue in a civil complaint of downplaying OxyContin’s risk of addiction, overstating … Continue reading
Not Unexpectedly: Government Policies Helped Create the Opioid Epidemic
For years, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services included questions about pain management in patient satisfaction surveys that were linked to payment, encouraging a standard of patient-pleasing over good medicine. This fostered a culture that encouraged health care providers … Continue reading
Officials say opioid ODs down, but spice on the rise
Statistics released Sunday by city fire officials show that while the number of July opioid overdoses are down this month from this time last year, emergency responders are seeing an uptick in prescription and non-opioid drug overdoses — including spice. According to … Continue reading
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