Fox News Debates Whether ‘Sesame Street’ Is Exposing Kids To Substance Abuse Too Soon NOTE: TO WATCH THE VIDEOS WITH THIS ARTICLE GO TO THE, LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE” BELOW. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed reducing the manufacturing of prescription opioids for the fourth year in a row, but chronic pain patients are…
Category: October 2019
Don’t Force Patients Off Opioids Abruptly, New Guidelines Say, Warning Of Severe Risks
By EDITOR • 20 MINUTES AGOShareTweetEmail Sometimes doctors rapidly taper their chronic pain patients’ opioid doses. Now a federal agency recommends against this.DOUGLAS SACHA / GETTY IMAGES Listen Listening…0:00Originally published on October 10, 2019 5:07 pm There’s no doubt that opioids have been massively overprescribed in U.S. In the haste to address the epidemic, there’s been pressure on doctors to reduce…
HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Co-chairsDeborah Dowell, MD, MPH (CDC) Christopher Jones, PharmD, DrPH (CDC) Wilson Compton, MD, MPE (NIH) Workgroup membersElisabeth Kato, MD, MRP (AHRQ) Joel Dubenitz, PhD (ASPE) Shari Ling, MD (CMS) Daniel Foster, DO, MS, MPH (FDA) Sharon Hertz, MD (FDA) Marta Sokolowska, PhD (FDA) Judith Steinberg, MD, MPH (HRSA)…
Opioids and chronic pain
by Niccole Caan, KVII Wednesday, October 9th 2019 Opioids and chronic pain (Source: KVII Photo) NOTE: To view photos or videos go to the link listed below. AMARILLO (KVII) — The federal government declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency in 2017. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 70,000 people died in…
11 Tips for Living With Chronic Pain
1. Learn deep breathing or meditation to help you relax. Deep breathing and meditation are techniques that help your body relax, which may ease pain. Tension and tightness seep from muscles as they receive a quiet message to relax. Although there are many ways to meditate, the soothing power of repetition is at the heart…
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