TAKE OUR SURVEY ABOUT CHRONIC PAIN

September 15, 2019 U.S. Pain Foundation U.S. Pain Foundation has partnered with Health Union — which offers health-focused online communities and news content — to conduct a survey, “Chronic Pain In America 2019.” The goal? To get a better understanding of how people with chronic health conditions experience pain, how they navigate the health care…

CDC Guidelines

If you’re a chronic pain patient in California and are on opioid pain meds, you know the drill you go to your doctor’s appointment and every year you have to sign a pain contract saying you take your meds as prescribed and not doctor shop or sell your meds you also agree to a urine…

Opioid Breathalyzer Test Developed

October 04, 2019 By Pat Anson, PNN Editor Chronic pain patients have grown accustomed having their urine — and sometimes their blood and hair – analyzed for opioids and other drugs. Someday soon they could be taking opioid breathalyzer tests. In a small pilot study, researchers at the University of California, Davis have developed and…

What Are the Options for Treating Pain?

What Are the Options for Treating Pain?2019-09-29 14:00pm Pain is the main reason Americans access the health care system, according to the National Institutes of Health. Pharmacists, as the most accessible health care providers, should know about and recommend the most effective pain management. Opioids are often prescribers’ go-to for pain management. Originally extracted from…