4/6/12

Gov. Johnson says over 100 tons of opioids dispensed in 2010, calls Martinez "Palinesque"

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson is running for president as a Libertarian.

In a Politico interview about the Veep rumors swirling around current NM Gov. Susana Martinez:
"This is a Sarah Palin-esque kind of choice. She’s served as governor of New Mexico for about the same amount of time,” Johnson said. “I think there were lessons learned [from 2008.]"
This morning he tweeted: "And the Feds are cracking down on #MMJ? Sheer idiocy."

USA Today:
The increases have coincided with a wave of overdose deaths, pharmacy robberies and other problems in New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Florida and other states. Opioid pain relievers, the category that includes oxycodone and hydrocodone, caused 14,800 overdose deaths in 2008, and the death toll is rising, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Deaths from cannabis overdose? Zero. Deaths from the "War on Drugs?"



Pfizer is one interested party in the outcome of the SCOTUS review of ACA. From Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News:
On March 13, 2012, though, the Arthritis Advisory Committee to the FDA unanimously concluded that the potential benefits of anti-NGF drugs outweighed the risks associated with their use. They voted 21 to 0 to allow Pfizer and other developers to resume testing, despite cases of joint destruction and osteonecrosis associated with their use.
WTF?

3 comments:

Kal Lis said...

Partially related. Over 65 crowd smoking more pot than ever before.

http://io9.com/5899120/study-reveals-that-people-over-65-are-smoking-more-pot-than-ever-before?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Stan Gibilisco said...

Yikes! With regards to prescription pain-killer abuse: Park County, Wyoming looks bad. Can't understand that. West-central South Dakota looks bad too. I can understand that.

Yes, Larry, I did indeed list that property, which I call Crazy Cat Cove (you would instantly understand why if you saw it in action), with a mindset toward taking cash offers only, at or near the asking price.

And yes, by all means, some weekday morning at around 11:00, let's meet at the Pump House for Diet Mad Dog.

larry kurtz said...

Yo, dudes: "There are just as many deaths associated with the use of anti-depressants, or from liver failure associated with the use of acetaminophen, but you don't see the same sort of language about risks associated with those drugs."

Pump House,it is, Stan: will let you know when I get to town.