VICE VIDEO Maine has one of the highest overdose rates in the country, with a record 378 deaths in 2016. And the state has responded aggressively, by passing one of the nation’s strictest laws on prescribing opioids. It caps most patients at 100 milligrams of morphine, or its equivalent, per day. But the law has…
Category: July 2019
Opioid crisis causing shortage of medicine needed for pet surgery
If this article is factual then something needs to be done. ———————————————————— azFamily.com BY: Briana Whitney 7/9/19, 09:00pm Dr. Brian Serbin of Ingleside Animal Hospital in Phoenix says they use opioids on pets during pre and post-surgery every single day. Source: 3TV/CBS In the past year, Arizona veterinary clinics have been struggling to get pets…
GLOBAL OPIOID TOLERANCE TREATMENT MARKET ESTIMATED TO REACH USD $2,290 MILLION: ZION MARKET RESEARCH
GlobeNewswire July 5, 2019, 6:05 AM PDT According to the report, the global opioid tolerance treatment market was USD 1,782 million in 2018 and is expected to generate USD 2,290 million by 2025, at a CAGR of 3.6% between 2019 and 2025. New York, NY, July 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zion Market Research has…
PAIN CARE BILL OF RIGHTS
Health Day By Nancy Montgomery According to the American Pain Foundation, more than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain, yet it is often undertreated, improperly treated, or not treated at all. The group’s 2006 patient survey found that 60 percent experienced breakthrough pain — brief, severe flare-ups of pain in people who are taking…
LETTER TO THE COLORADO CITIZENS PRESS: DON’T PUNISH PAIN RALLY
Posted on July 2, 2019 by Citizen Press Staff Colorado Citizen Press Forward: We thought it important to share this letter submitted to us in order to generate a discussion regarding the negative effects of big government in people’s everyday lives. We hear about the opioid crisis more often than not these days, but this…
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