Pain News Network. January 08, 2021By Pat Anson, PNN Editor Nearly half of chronic pain patients using medical cannabis reported significant improvement in their pain levels and most were able to reduce or stop their use of opioid pain medication, according to a large new study. The findings, recently published in the journal Cureus, involved…
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Fentanyl Crisis: What’s driving the drug overdose epidemic?
Posted: 10:32 AM, Sep 26, 2019 Updated: 1:44 PM, Sep 26, 2019 By: Valerie Cavazos TUCSON, Ariz. — Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfellas, Jackpot, Murder 8, and Tango & Cash — all street names of illegal fentanyl. The CDC reports fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that’s 50 times more potent than heroin — 100 times more…
FACEBOOK POST BY: JEFF EDNEY Writers seem oblivious to the April 10, 2019 CDC clarification that plainly states: “The guideline does not endorse mandated or abrupt dose reduction or discontinuation, as these actions can result in patient harm. The Guideline includes recommendations for clinicians to work with patients only when patient harm outweighs patient benefit…
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