Author archive for: Rebeckah.Berry
‘Drug Dealer, M.D.’: Misunderstandings And Good Intentions Fueled Opioid Epidemic
‘Drug Dealer, M.D.’: Misunderstandings And Good Intentions Fueled Opioid Epidemic America’s attitude toward pain has shifted radically over the past...
Survey: Pain Patients Reveal How Chronic Opioid Use Begins
Survey: Pain Patients Reveal How Chronic Opioid Use Begins Patients receiving long-term opioid therapy often transitioned to chronic use (>90 days) after...
Deaths Involving Fentanyl Rise As Curbing Illicit Supply Proves Tough
Deaths Involving Fentanyl Rise As Curbing Illicit Supply Proves Tough In mid-August, an affable, 40-year-old man from Everett, Mass., overdosed...
Why Painkillers Sometimes Make the Pain Worse
Why Painkillers Sometimes Make the Pain Worse Mark Hutchinson could read the anguish on the participants’ faces in seconds. As...
More Children Are Being Poisoned By Prescription Opioids
More Children Are Being Poisoned By Prescription Opioids Young children and teenagers are increasingly likely to be poisoned by opioid...
Cost of Opioid Rescue Drug Naloxone Becoming Unaffordable
Cost of Opioid Rescue Drug Naloxone Becoming Unaffordable EpiPen isn’t the only rescue medication to undergo huge price hikes. A...
Chronic Pain, Depression May Be Linked in Couples
Chronic Pain, Depression May Be Linked in Couples Researchers analyzed data from more than 100,000 people in the U.K. They...
Abuse-Deterrent Opioids: What You Need to Know
Abuse-Deterrent Opioids: What You Need to Know The term “abuse-deterrent” is often misunderstood to mean “abuse-proof.” Abuse-deterrent properties are defined...
FDA Boosts Warning On Danger Of Combining Opioids And Anxiety Meds
FDA Boosts Warning On Danger Of Combining Opioids And Anxiety Meds The Food and Drug Administration is warning that patients...