Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

January 2020

Are we making progress or stuck in neutral with the opioid crisis?

by Kreisler • 01/27/2020

Copied from, The Hill’s web page. Link to article at the bottom of this post. BY ADAM BRUGGEMAN, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR23. The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill TWEETSHAREMORE Today’s opioid crisis requires no introduction. The deaths, costs and subsequent lawsuits have become front-page articles for many publications…

September 2019

Cassidy seeks guidance from DEA on responsible use of opioids for chronic pain

by Kreisler • 09/02/2019

By Ripon Advance News Service | August 30, 2019 As federal lawmakers debate policies to quash the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) urged the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to ensure pain-management medication remains available to patients with chronic pain. “I am concerned about the unintended consequences of clinically appropriate patients…