Sally Satel, Contributor April 25, 2019 at 7:37 AM Patients with chronic pain who need opioid treatment as a life-line have seen some very exciting developments within the span of just two weeks. Quick backstory: Starting in 2016, many patients who were benefitting from opioids for the treatment of intractable pain were being told by…
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Pain Specialists Pile on CDC Opioid Guidelines
Meeting Coverage – Pain Week —Chronic pain patients were left out to dry by Elizabeth Hlavinka, Staff Writer, MedPage Today September 05, 2019 LAS VEGAS — The 2016 CDC guidelines on opioid prescribing have had lasting consequences for patients with chronic pain, an expert said here. In the 3 years since the guidelines were published,…
Pain Specialists Pile on CDC Opioid Guidelines
MedPageToday.com -Chronic pain patients were left out to dry by: Elizabeth Hlavinka, Staff Writer, MedPage Today September 05, 2019 LAS VEGAS — The 2016 CDC guidelines on opioid prescribing have had lasting consequences for patients with chronic pain, an expert said here. In the 3 years since the guidelines were published, at least 33 states…
CDC opioid guideline is causing harm to people in chronic pain
August 16, 2018 – 08:00 AM EDT BY DR. LYNN WEBSTER, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR ——————————————————————————————The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill. On March 15, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published its Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. The recommendations were designed for primary…
CDC Quick Reference for Healthcare Providers and Prescribing Opioids
LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/Guidelines_Factsheet-a.pdf
