Posted on August 23, 2019 by Denise Hedley When I was first diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in December 2009, I really didn’t know all that much about it. I had been in some degree of pain for many years, just not anything like this. Being the research junkie that I am, I turned to the Internet…
I Am Tired of Being Judged for Using Opioids to Manage My Pain
Daniel Permenter, The MightyJuly 6, 2019, 11:45 AM PDT I have spoken on opioid use before and how it is getting harder and harder to receive a prescription. The opioid crisis seems to be in the news in a lot of places from talk radio, to the nightly news, to even Congress. I personally have…
A California State Pain Policy May Be in the Works
Posted on August 22, 2019by Ed Coghlan A meeting in California’s state capitol this month produced by one of the state’s leading pain advocates will result in the introduction of legislation later this year that will create a California State Pain Policy. And the legislation promises to be ambitious. “We are very pleased with the meeting…
Natural Pain Relief: 9 Alternatives to Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen or Aspirin by Indian Country Today Mar 23, 2017
by Indian Country Today Mar 23, 2017 When people experience a minor headache, muscle tension or other pain, they readily reach for over-the-counter drugs like ibuprofen and acetaminophen—the most commonly used drugs in the U.S. But regular use of these drugs can lead to long-term side effects like intestinal damage, liver failure and more, recent research…
New Survey Data Confirm That Opioid Deaths Do Not Correlate With Pain Pill Abuse or Addiction Rates
Non medical use of prescription analgesics did not become more common, but it did become more dangerous. JACOB SULLUM | 8.21.2019 1:50 PM pain-pills-k-state-flickr (K-State/Flickr) New data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) provide further evidence to support a counterintuitive conclusion: The dramatic increase in deaths involving prescription analgesics since 2000…
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