Topic: pain
Pharmacology to the Rescue?
As the old chief says in the movie Little Big Man: “Sometimes the magic works, sometimes it doesn’t.”
Topics: pain, prescription medications, research
In the News: Prince’s Pain
It may turn out that chronic pain, like addiction, is one of those conditions that responds best to an approach that’s both individualized and ongoing, and requires considerable commitment on the patient’s part.
Topics: opioids, pain, prescription medications
Pain Conundrum
It takes thirty seconds to write a prescription… that fits very well into a scheduled 15 minute office visit.
Topics: mortality, opioids, pain
New Approaches for Chronic Pain
Mood and motivation are, of course, a big part of the discomfort associated with having chronic pain.
Topics: addiction medications, opioids, pain, policy
Methadone for Chronic Pain?
Diversion to abuse has been significant. Currently methadone represents only some two percent of all opioid prescriptions, but it’s been implicated in an astounding one-third of all opioid fatalities.
Topics: addiction medications, opioids, pain, prescription medications
Video: Practical Advice on Prescription Painkiller Problems
People have abused opiates for 5,000 years. As much as medicine depends on them, they’ve always created problems for a percentage of users.
Topics: addiction, addiction and the brain, addictive substances, alcoholism, opioids, pain, prescription medications, recognizing the addict or alcoholic, signs and symptoms
Practical Advice on Prescription Painkillers
People have abused opiates for 5,000 years. As much as medicine depends on them, they’ve always created problems for a percentage of users.
Topics: addiction, addiction medications, alcoholism, opioids, pain, prescription medications, recognizing the addict or alcoholic, signs and symptoms
