Rx Theft Persists at VA Hospitals
(October 20, 2017)
(Fall 2017) In the summer, we reported on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) new strides to stop employee drug theft. These efforts included staff drug screenings as well as […]
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Balancing the Prosecutorial Approach
(October 20, 2017)
Read More(Fall 2017) From the other side of the political aisle, Democratic senators argued against the Department of Justice’s approach of viewing addiction treatment as a criminal justice issue. Twenty of […]
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Prosecutorial View on Demand vs. Supply
(October 20, 2017)
Read More(Fall 2017) Following opioids down the supply chain, the DEA is tracking medications to the doctors prescribing them – and then to the patients who overdose. The number of doctors […]
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DOJ & Others Bolster Prosecutorial Position on Drug Crimes
(October 20, 2017)
Read More(Fall 2017) U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his Justice Department are clamping down on drug-related issues. Reversing the Obama administration’s more temperate approach to drug crimes – which led […]
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Opioid Crisis Declared a National Emergency
(October 20, 2017)
Read More(Fall 2017) Encouraged by his drug commission, in August President Trump categorized the country’s struggle with opioids as a national emergency. The panel, headed by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, […]
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