WILLIAM C. DONLON, DMD, MD |NOVEMBER 13, 2019 You’ve probably heard this one in one format or another: kid gets wisdom teeth yanked, dentist prescribes a handful of Vicodin, next thing you know, he’s on the street busking for change to pay the man for the big H. Meanwhile, the dentist is on cruises paid…
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Optimizing Intrathecal Drug Therapy for Neuropathic Pain
November 14, 2019 When traditional oral analgesics no longer control pain, some physicians are turning to alternative drug delivery methods that provide pain relief while avoiding systemic adverse effects (AEs). Intrathecal (IT) drug delivery may offer patients more sustained relief for localized, neuropathic pain because it targets the kappa-opioid receptors without the mu-opioid receptor effects,…
Why Is There Such A Prejudice Against People Who Need Opioids For Chronic Pain?
Nov 13, 2019,2:40 pm Quora Contributor Consumer Tech More From ForbesThe Net Worth Of Tom SteyerHere is the net worth of Tom SteyerPauseUnmuteCurrent Time 0:46/Duration 1:00Loaded: 99.89% Fullscreenx Why is the healthcare system biased and disrespectful to chronic pain patients who are prescribed opioids? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and…
The Ripple Effect: National and State Estimates of the U.S. Opioid Epidemic’s Impact on Children
Author: Suzanne C. Brundage, Adam Fifield, Lee Partridge The press release can be found here. The nation’s opioid epidemic placed an estimated 2.2 million children and adolescents in crisis as of 2017—28 out of every 1,000—according to a chartbook produced by United Hospital Fund (UHF) and Boston Consulting Group. The Ripple Effect: National and State Estimates of the U.S. Opioid Epidemic’s…
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