The Opioid Crisis Is Not About Opioids
Ultimately the “opioid crisis” is not about opioids, it is about addiction and mental health and societal despair. In fact, the majority of drug overdose…
Drug Addiction
Andrew Kolodny Rips National Pain Report For Unfair Reporting
By Ed Coghlan. Dr. Andrew Kolodny has criticized the National Pain Report for what he calls “its unfair and false reporting” on him. He said…
Andrew Kolodny on Chronic Pain - Kind Of
By Ed Coghlan. I spoke with Andrew Kolodny recently. The conversation was about a commentary we had published by Suzanne Stewart that he felt was…
Opioids and Naloxone: A Winning Combo for Chronic Pain
OPINION: By Roger Crystal, M.D. The national opioid epidemic poses multifaceted challenges for prescribers. One of the central questions involves the sizable population of patients…
Urgent Action Needed- CMS Strategy Proposal Poses Potential Threat to Chronic Pain Community
By Staff In an email sent to their Pain Ambassadors-Advocates on Wed, March 1st, U.S. Pain Foundation asked their members to take action against proposed…
Medical Marijuana May Help Opioid Addiction, More Research Needed
By Staff Neurobiologist Yasmin Hurd of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has a beef with the lack of research on how cannabinoids…
FDA Going Digital to Fight Opioid Overdoses
By Ed Coghlan The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching 2016 Naloxone App Competition. According to the Agency, the competition is a public…
FDA Slaps Black Box Warning on 400 Products to Reduce Risk of Taking Opioid Analgesic, Opioid-Contained Cough Medicine or Benzodiazepines Together
Today, the FDA announced it is requiring a class-wide change to drug labeling and patient information to address the serious risks associated with the combined…