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Marijauna is it legal or should it be?

Interesting article from Samuel T. Wilkinson MD, in Mo Med, 2013 Nov-Dec: 110(6): 524-538 More Reasons States Should Not Legalize Marijuana: Medical and Recreational Marijuana: Commentary and Review of the Literature Samuel T. Wilkinson, MD Additional article information Abstract Recent years have seen substantial shifts in cultural attitudes towards marijuana for medical and recreational use. Potential […]

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Death by poisoning is murder

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The epidemic of Fentanyl overdoses is killing our people. The chart above, from the CDC, shows unintentional deaths that characterize overdoses mostly from Fentanyl. There are many reasons that Fentanyl is the problem. Fentanyl is approximately 70 – 100 times more potent than Morphine and 20-30 times more potent than heroin. Analgesic doses of Fentanyl,

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Pain is the Fifth vital sign

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Dr. James Campbell addressed the American Pain Society in 1995, declaring that pain should be the fifth vital sign. This was soon adopted by the Veterans Administration and other regulatory agencies and became commonplace in hospitals and doctors’ offices. Hospital quality metrics were tied to improving compliance with measuring and treating pain. A second

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One dose of Fentanyl is addicting

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Interesting article on tolerance and dependence with fentanyl infusions. 0000542-199012000-00011

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Marijauna is it legal or should it be?

Death by poisoning is murder

Pain is the Fifth vital sign

One dose of Fentanyl is addicting