Updated: 10:56 AM Today: 9:00 AM As the U.S. opioid crisis gained steam a decade ago, Michigan was flooded by pain pills by suppliers and distributors who seemed more focused on sales than the drugs’ dangers, according to recently released documents. That includes a top account manager who jokingly compared opioids to Doritos in their…
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Senate committee focuses on pain sufferers denied painkillers amid opioid crisis
By Elizabeth Llorente | Fox News August 10, 2019 Woman battling rare ‘suicide disease’ says chronic pain condition is ‘excruciating’ In Jan. 2018, Amy Pohl was diagnosed with a rare chronic pain condition known as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), which is dubbed the “suicide disease.” As the national focus on the opioid crisis centers on cracking…
Getting the Opioid Crisis All Wrong
If you have any part of the opioid crisis this is a must read. http://www.facebook.com/groups/CPPNewsSource/permalink/493232678093256
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,…
FORBES, CDC BOWS TO DEMANDS FOR TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC INPUT ON DRAFT OPIOID-GUIDELINES
Dec 15, 2015,4:01 pm Rich Samp, Contributor Washington Legal Foundation, Contributor Group Over the past year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been drafting a Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain in relative secrecy, relying upon the input of a hand-picked group of advisers and a limited number of stakeholders. Such…
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