10th August, 2019 By Lynn Webster, M.D. This article, in a slightly edited form, first appeared on Pain News Network on August 10, 2019. The Washington Post has recently published a series of stories about the volume of opioids distributed over the past several years. Over 76 billion pills have been distributed throughout the U.S. from 2002 through 2012.…
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FIRST OPINION Stop persecuting doctors for legitimately prescribing opioids for chronic pain
By RICHARD A. “RED” LAWHERN JUNE 28, 2019 My wife and daughter are chronic pain patients. On behalf of them and others like them, I have spent 22 years moderating social media support groups and analyzing medical literature so non-doctors can understand it. My degree is in engineering, not medicine, though I’ve learned a great deal…
Corpus Christi Medical Center starts Alternatives to Opioids program Posted: 10:53 AM, Jul 15, 2019
Posted: 10:53 AM, Jul 15, 2019 Updated: 9:01 AM, Jul 15, 2019 By: Roland Rodriguez CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The next time you go to the emergency room with knee, hip, or back pain, you might be surprised when they don’t offer you narcotics. The Corpus Christi Medical Center (CCMC) is taking crucial first steps…
Who Criticized for Withdrawing Opioid Guidelines
http://www.painnewsnetwork.org July 13, 2019 By Pat Anson, PNN Editor A coalition of international palliative care organizations is protesting a decision by the World Health Organization (WHO) to withdraw two guidelines for treating pain with opioid pain medication. “We are extremely concerned that the withdrawal of these guidance documents will lead to confusion and possible extreme…
Access to Opioids Among Chronic Pain Sufferers
7/13/19 Here’s the link to a great article on opioids and us the chronic pain sufferers. Take time to read it and let me know your thoughts. http://www.facebook.com/groups/CPPNewsSource/permalink/482310149185509
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