Fight the Opioid Crisis with Opioids?
Fight Fire with Fire is certainly and age-old adage. And Philadelphia’s plan to open up
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Going Grassroots to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
Webster’s dictionary defines Epidemic as “a sudden, widespread occurrence of a particular undesirable phenomenon.” That is exactly what the we are experiencing with opioids. HSR has taken on this battle in many ways and now we have launched a grassroots campaign to talk about the opioid epidemic. In our messaging not only do we share […]
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Improved Clinician Decision Support with Data-rich PDMP?
The opioid-abuse epidemic, both from illicit opioids (e.g., heroin) as well as prescription narcotics (e.g., Vicodin, Oxycodone), in the US is well documented. In addition to addiction treatment programs, a software tool has also been designed to help combat this epidemic – the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). What is the PDMP? At a high […]
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Seeds Sown for Maryland Medicinal Cannabis
On Monday, August 15th, the Natalie M. LaPrade Maryland Cannabis Commission announced the 15 awardees for medicinal cannabis grower licenses and the 15 awardees for processor licenses in the Free State via their website. HSR Congratulates the winners who are listed below and at the link above. Yes this news is a week late but […]
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State-by-State Medical Marijuana Legalization Both Solves & Causes a Problem
I had the pleasure of attending the Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo (#CWCBExpo) at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City from June 14th-17th recently and learned a great deal about all aspects of the growing legal Cannabis industry. The cannabis industry is taking shape at the state level, and at the […]
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Going to the Crowd to Fund Cannabis Clinical Trials
We have launched our first crowd funding campaign – to fund our Cannabis clinical trials. Take a look. HSR has designed a series of human-subject clinical trial to assess the efficacy of Cannabis towards the treatment of Chronic Arthritic Pain. We need to raise $250,000 to perform the first trial. While the trail may cost […]
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HSR – What We Do, the Big Picture
Much of our discussions with people – whether with providers, payers, regulators, potential collaborators & fellow researchers, or just people we come across at networking events – revolve around a specific project we’re working on rather than the overall mission and vision of our firm. I suppose that’s natural to some extent and several of […]
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In the Shadow of New Pain Treatments?
CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley is doing a multi-part series on opioid addiction in America, “In the Shadow of death: Jason’s Journey”. The series documents Jason’s, a heroin addict, road to recovery, and offers an honest and stark portrayal of the life of an addict. Many who succumb to addiction, do so not through […]
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Opioid Abuse Problem Needs New Pain Treatment Alternatives
We congratulate the US Senate for both drawing attention to and taking bipartisan and near unanimous action on America’s growing opioid abuse problem. Measures need to be taken on this epidemic and discussion on what the right measures are must be held. We feel that its important to note that pain is often best treated, […]