Here is a really great article which looks at us the “collateral damage.” I don’t see why everyone in the media and many others are labeling anyone and everyone who takes an opioid for pain as an “addict.” Many procedures done today the patient is given a few days of pain medication. Such as wisdom…
Tag: Opioid Crisis
Health Beat: Patients Seeking Pain Relief Should Not Be Treated As Criminals
Stephanie Deegan is one of many patients who cannot get opioids as easily, but she still needs help for severe pain. By Kathleen Kozak November 8, 2019 Reading time: 5 minutes. Stephanie Deegan has been in pain for years. She’s been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, a rheumatologic condition that causes her back not to move, and…
4 Reasons Why Your Physician is Withholding Pain Medication
Millions of people are being affected (or will be affected) by the opioid epidemic which is targeting both illicit street drugs and prescription medication. For many chronic pain patients with underlying conditions (like fibromyalgia, pancreatitis, lower back pain, RSD etc.) the words “opioid crisis” take on new meaning. For this group, it can feel like…
One More Article from “Analyzing The Opioid Crisis: 65 Articles By Dr. Josh Bloom”
With so many amazing articles relating to the Opioid Crisis in Dr. Josh Bloom’s article I’ve decided to select those I feel need to stand alone, so here is one of them. ‘Opioid Cutoff’ Article Tells Us How Badly Pain Patients Were Harmed. Too Bad Kolodny Was Included. (A, D) https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/05/22/opioid-cutoff-article-tells-us-how-badly-pain-patients-were-harmed-too-bad-kolodny-was-included-14043
Article Taken from “Analyzing The Opioid Crisis: 65 Articles By Dr. Josh Bloom
“Neurontin: The Darling Of The Anti-Opioid Crowd. But Does It Work? (C) https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/05/07/neurontin-darling-anti-opioid-crowd-does-it-work-14005 Link to original article: https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/10/07/analyzing-opioid-crisis-65-articles-dr-josh-bloom-14308
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