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Congress Passes Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012
Submitted on Jul 10, 2012
Late last week, as part of the larger Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, the Senate approved a bill to combat the use and abuse of synthetic drugs. The bill is now awaiting the President's signature. Reports indicate that DEA officials have anonymously complained that the bill does not cover all of the stimulants that it thought it should.
Synthetic Cannabinoids - Final Order
Submitted on Mar 01, 2012
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a final order yesterday, Wednesday, February 29, 2012 to extend the temporary scheduling of the five synthetic cannabinoids into Schedule 1 drugs of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA):
Senate Bill To Require Doctor Training To Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
Submitted on Jul 21, 2011
Senators Chuck Schumer (NY) and Jay Rockefellar (WV) have co-sponsored a bill which would require doctors to undergo training for 'prescribing opiate-based narcotics." The training would include safe management of pain, identifying opiate addiction and other sources of pain management excluding opiate narcotics. Currently, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) does not require doctors to receive training in order to dispense opioid narcotics.
Criminal Charges Against Drug- Addled Nurses in the News
Submitted on Mar 25, 2011
The Associated Press and the Boston Globe reported on February 11, 2011 that a nurse who was
supposed to sedate a patient before kidney stone surgery took most of the painkillers for herself1
and told the patient to “man up” — giving him such a small dose he was writhing in pain on the
operating table, according to criminal charges.
During surgery, the patient told doctors he was experiencing severe pain. Hospital staff told police that
the nurse, on the other hand, was distracted, kept falling asleep, and was gesturing and talking loudly.
Wal-Mart Prevails in Medical Marijuana Suit in Michigan
Submitted on Mar 25, 2011
On February 11, 2011 U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker determined Michigan state’s medical marijuana
law is intended to protect lawful users of medical marijuana from arrest, but it does not regulate private
employers and their policies on drug use. The court granted Wal-Mart’s motion for summary judgment
in the discrimination lawsuit filed by Joeseph Casias, a medical marijuana patient. Mr. Casias was fired
by the Wal-Mart store in Battle Creek after he failed a post-accident drug test.