Opinion: Opioid Caused Deaths – What We Can Learn
By Paul Gileno - President/US Pain Foundation Hearing of more deaths today from medication overdose saddens me. When will these tragedies stop? Lives are ended…
Drug Addiction
CDC Says Don’t Test Opioid Users for Marijuana
SFGATE.com reports the CDC is discouraging testing chronic pain sufferers for THC. The Hearst-owned website, which is a sister-site of the San Francisco Chronicle, published…
Opinion: Pain and Opioid Use Among Seniors – Issues and Emerging Trends
By Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D. Editor’s Note: Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D., is Chief of the Division of Pain Medicine at Stanford University. Our country has…
AMA Chief Adds Voice to Opioid Debate
By Ed Coghlan The president of the American Medical Association has added his voice to the national discussion on the use of opioid medication. The…
Medication with Lower Abuse Potential Now Available
By Ed Coghlan As federal scrutiny over opioid abuse continues to accelerate, news this week that an alternative is commercially available. BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.…
Reaction to New Massachusetts Medical School Curriculum Aimed at Stemming Explosive Rise in Opioid Misuse
By Ed Coghlan In an effort to address the opioid overdose crisis in Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker reached out last falls to the deans of…
CVS Adds Ohio to List of States it Will Sell Anti-Opioid Overdose Drug, Naloxone
CVS Pharmacy announced that it is adding the state of Ohio to a growing list of states where the pharmacy chain will sell the anti-opioid…
FDA Enters Opioid Controversy – Where’s The Patient?
By Ed Coghlan The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to create an action plan that can “reassess the agency’s approach to opioid medications. According…