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…
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High Number of Youths Using Prescription Opioids
November 8, 2019 Pat Anson By Pat Anson, PNN Editor A large new analysis of drug use by teenagers and young adults in the U.S. has found a surprisingly high level of prescription opioid use. In a survey of over 56,000 youths, researchers found that 21% of teens and 32% of young adults said they had…
Why Your Physician is Withholding Pain Medication
by Grace McClure2018-07-09 More than 1 in 3 people in the US have chronic or severe pain and have been prescribed prescription pain medication. For many people with chronic pain, taking prescribed pain medication is a necessity for daily living. So what happens when this pain medicine becomes limited or taken away all together? Can a…
For a view of the opioid crisis from various sources follow the link below. Link to original article: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A7303bc68-dea5-4c73-b16b-39b3c1920c36 Tags: Health Trends, Drug Mis-Use, Physician, Perspectives, Insight, Diagnostic, Quest Diagnostics
