ANNUAL MEETING

The RADARS System annual meeting encourages prescription drug abuse experts, representatives  from the pharmaceutical industry, medical professionals, and federal regulatory agencies to discuss  current trends in prescription drug abuse research and to develop strategies to ensure the safe and  proper use of prescription medications.  Meeting Summaries: 2011: Abuse Deterrent Formulations of Prescription Drugs 2010: Risk Management of Scheduled Drugs: Evaluation of REMS for Opioids 2009: Risk Management of Scheduled Drugs: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Headed? 2008: From Signals to Interventions 2007: New Developments in Prescription Drug Abuse Research RADARS System Annual Meeting Save the Date - April 24, 2012 Bethesda, MD

Walgreens to Pay $7.9 Million to Resolve Allegations Over Illegal Prescription Transfer

By Join Together Staff | April 23, 2012 | Leave a comment | Filed inGovernment, Legal, Marketing And Media & Prescription Drugs





The Justice Department announced that Walgreens has agreed to pay the government $7.9 million to resolve allegations the company gave people enrolled in government-run health programs $25 gift cards if they moved their prescriptions over to the pharmacy chain.


Providing such inducements to beneficiaries of government health programs violates federal law, CNN reports. Although Walgreens’ ads generally noted that such offers did not apply to people insured through Medicare, Medicaid and similar programs, the government said the company often ignored these exemptions.


“This case represents the government’s strong commitment to pursuing improper practices in the retail pharmacy industry that have the effect of manipulating patient decisions,” Stuart F. Delery, Acting Assistant Attorney General with the U.S. Justice Department, said in a news release.


The Department of Justice noted the claims settled by the agreement are allegations, and there has been no determination of liability.


In early April, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) searched six Walgreens stores and a distribution center in Florida in a crackdown on improper sales of prescription painkillers. Earlier this year, the DEA ordered two CVS pharmacies in Florida to stop selling controlled drugs. The agency was concerned CVS had failed to closely monitor sales of oxycodone.


The DEA has tried to tighten control on major national pharmacies to help prevent painkillers such as oxycodone from getting on the black market. The agency is investigating whether Walgreens allowed suspiciously large sales of prescription opioids, which might indicate the pills are being diverted..

Rockers In Recovery Music Festival

Dear RIR Friends, THE RIR MUSIC FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 2-4,2012  Venue  Location: CB Smith Park - Pembroke Pines,Florida   It's a Recovery Palooza , minus the drugs and alcohol, but add meetings and fellowship! RIR Music Fest  is a campout for ALL people in recovery or supporters of recovery. Tickets Go On Sale May 1, 2012   Early Bird Ticket Sales   Save $10.00 Per Ticket!!   Order by July 1, 2012     $60.00 - Three Day Ticket- after July 1, 2012 - $70.00 $40.00 - Two Day Ticket- after July 1, 2012 - $50.00   Order Tickets Here No Tickets Will Be Sold At Gate  If You Wish To Campout At The RIR Music Fest   *Separate Camping Reservations are Needed: Camping at CB Smith Park: This 299-acre site is one of Broward County Parks and Recreation's most diverse parks, as well as one of its most popular.  The park offers a large campground, a tennis complex, a family golfing center, and many other amenities.       View Map      View Prices Please contact C.B. Smith Park 900 N. Flamingo Rd. Pembroke Pines, FL 33028 Phone: 954-357-5170 or click here.             3 Days of Sober and Clean Fun  Mark Stein, Liberty Devitto ,Christine Ohlman,Ricky Byrd, Kasim Sulton, and Richie Supa RIR Music Festival Schedule   9am- 10pm Friday November 2, 2012: Recovery Speaker -  Full Range  Jimmy Stowe & the Stowaways Johnny B. and The Road Dogs     Sooner or Later RIR JAM   9am- 10pm Saturday November 3, 2012: Recovery Speaker -   Keep Coming Back Thrown Alive Black Finger The Chillbillies Selfish Steam RIR Band - Mark Stein(Vanilla Fudge), Liberty Devitto(Billy Joel) , Christine Ohlman(Saturday Night Live Band), Ricky Byrd(Joan Jett and the Blackhearts), Kasim Sulton(Todd Rundgren and Utopia), Richie Supa (Aerosmith and Richie Sambora) and special guests.  9am - 12pm- Sunday November 4, 2012:   Recovery Speaker -  Richie Supa Ricky Byrd Kasim Sulton Count Down Closing Ceremonies   We will be adding more bands to the lineup over the next month.      Rockers In Recovery (RIR) In The News         Sponsors and Vendors:  If your interested in becoming a sponsor or a vendor call954-826-4920 or Email  john@rockersinrecovery.com  no later then July 1st ,2012.

12 STEPPING TO RECOVERY DAILY THOUGHT!! 4-20-12

Step 2
We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
In the natural progression of addiction, life degenerates.  In one way or another, many of us wake up one day to realize that we are living like an animal.  How true this is depends on the nature of our addiction.  Some of us may be living like an animal in terms of our physical surroundings.  Others of us may be a slave to our animal passions-powerful emotions that dehumanize us and others.  The fact that we are able to recognize our life as degenerate or insane proves that there is hope for a better way of life.  We are reminded of times when life was good, and we longed to have the goodness restored.  When we turn to God, who is powerful enough to help us build something better, we will discover that His power can restore us to sanity.




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12 STEPPING TO RECOVERY DAILY THOUGHT!! 4/18/12

STEP 2
We came to believe a power greater than ourselves can restore us to sanity!
   Acknowledgement of your short comings and taking responsibility for the mess you made is the beginning of humility. GOD designed us with a free will not to run around and fulfill all our evil desires he gave us free will because he loves us and he is not an ogre or dictator forcing what he wants out of of us.If you force someone one to love you is that true love, no its not. My point God sits patiently by waiting for each one of us to go to him in humility admitting our helplessness and pains and sorrows. Living life away and apart from our Almighty Father can and will be hopeless cold lonely and exhausting. Sounds likes addiction! Call him daddy ask for him to forgive you and that you have missed him, share your heart with HIM. He has been at your side this whole time waiting and sharing everything you have been through hoping  for you to return, He is ready if you are.