Patrick Fraser | Ambar Rodriguez July 22, 2019 TO VIEW VIDEO GO TO “LINK TO ORIGINAL VIDEO” LISTED BELOW. (WSVN) – It’s a terrible way to live. Horrible pain that never stops. Pain medications help, but imagine being told the pain pills that keep you going will be cut off. Thousands of Americans are now facing that,…
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Opioid expert: ‘I don’t really see’ the Trump administration doing a lot to help.
Adriana Belmonte Yahoo Finance, July 18, 2019, 7:27am PDT “GO TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE BELOW TO VIEW VIDEO.“ The opioid crisis is drawing attention from all sides. Fed Chair Jerome Powell even mentioned it during recent testimony to the House Financial Services Committee, speaking to how it’s affected labor force participation. Legislation to provide funding for drug abuse treatments has received bipartisan support,…
The other side of the opioid epidemic: Broken Arrow woman speaks out about chronic pain.
by Haley Hughey, KTUL Staff Tuesday, July 16, 2019 “To view video go to: https://ktul.com/news/local/the-other-side-of-the-opioid-epidemic-broken-arrow-woman-speaks-out-about-chronic-pain“ There’s another side to the epidemic, the people who need pain medicine to stay alive. BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (KTUL) — Right now, a judge is weighing in on Oklahoma’s lawsuit against drug maker Johnson & Johnson. The state is suing for…
Corpus Christi Medical Center starts Alternatives to Opioids program Posted: 10:53 AM, Jul 15, 2019
Posted: 10:53 AM, Jul 15, 2019 Updated: 9:01 AM, Jul 15, 2019 By: Roland Rodriguez CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The next time you go to the emergency room with knee, hip, or back pain, you might be surprised when they don’t offer you narcotics. The Corpus Christi Medical Center (CCMC) is taking crucial first steps…
Who Criticized for Withdrawing Opioid Guidelines
http://www.painnewsnetwork.org July 13, 2019 By Pat Anson, PNN Editor A coalition of international palliative care organizations is protesting a decision by the World Health Organization (WHO) to withdraw two guidelines for treating pain with opioid pain medication. “We are extremely concerned that the withdrawal of these guidance documents will lead to confusion and possible extreme…
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