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Tell the FDA There is an Urgent Need for New Options for Pain
Posted on November 17, 2019 by Cindy Steinberg At the U.S. Pain Foundation, we often send out notifications to the pain community about opportunities to take action on pain-related issues at the federal level. Most people, if they are anything like me before I became an advocate, assume weighing in on these opportunities doesn’t make a…
Special Report: State spends millions on addiction-fighting drug that is diverted for street sale
By Laura Krantz Feb 11 2014 Jessica Coleman, 34, of Rutland. Photo by Laura Krantz / VTDigger A drug intended to release addicts from the tyranny of heroin and painkillers is trafficked on the streets of Vermont alongside the very substances it was created to thwart. Taxpayer dollars are subsidizing the addiction habits of hundreds of…
Most People Don’t Actually Feel Euphoric When They Take Opioids, Study Finds
By Nicoletta Lanese – Staff Writer 11 days ago Health Opioids are known to spark feelings of euphoria in users, but does everyone really share the same experience? Opioids jump-start the brain’s reward system, provoking a burst of pleasurable feelings along with a dizzying drug-induced high. At least that’s what scientists used to think. But mounting…
“NINE HOURS” of Medical Training in Pain. That’s all the average medical student receives. Will there be a change in the future?
How To Teach Future Doctors About Pain In The Midst Of The Opioid Crisis September 11, 20195:02 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Nell Greenfieldboyce 2010 Students in medical schools are about to become doctors in the midst of an opioid crisis. That’s why one top U.S. medical school is rethinking what to teach them…
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