What’s The Best Way To Stop Taking Powerful Prescription Drugs? With all the concern about opioid addiction, some patients are...
Opioid Overdose: The Price of Tolerance
Opioid Overdose: The Price of Tolerance The death of Prince was just one of more than 25,000 fatal opioid overdoses...
First ASCO Guidelines for Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors
First ASCO Guidelines for Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors Now for the first time, there are guidelines for physicians on...
Heroin Prescription PSA
Heroin Prescription PSA
As Opioid Epidemic Surges, Medical Schools Try To Keep Pace
As Opioid Epidemic Surges, Medical Schools Try To Keep Pace Americans are overdosing on opioids such as heroin and prescribed...
Oregonian Turns To Heroin For Pain Relief After Opioid Prescription Cut
Oregonian Turns To Heroin For Pain Relief After Opioid Prescription Cut Every year more than 500 Oregonians overdose and die...
Congress Approves Bill To Address Addiction As A Health Problem
Congress Approves Bill To Address Addiction As A Health Problem Lat Wednesday, the Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill intended to...
‘Unbroken Brain’ Explains Why ‘Tough’ Treatment Doesn’t Help Drug Addicts
‘Unbroken Brain’ Explains Why ‘Tough’ Treatment Doesn’t Help Drug Addicts Szalavitz is the author of Unbroken Brain, a book that...
White House Eases Cap on Medication for Opioid Addiction
White House Eases Cap on Medication for Opioid Addiction The Department of Health and Human Services will now allow doctors...
Coprescribing Naloxone With an Opioid Aids Chronic Pain
Coprescribing Naloxone With an Opioid Aids Chronic Pain Coprescribing naloxone (multiple brands) to primary care patients who take opioid analgesics...