Opinion: Regulators, I Double Dare You!
By Richard “Red” Lawhern. Gross over-regulation of doctors in their prescription of opioid pain relievers is driving hundreds out of practice, deserting their patients to…
Government
Tell the Task Force! Advice on Commenting to the HHS Task Force on Pain Management
By Richard A Lawhern, PhD. Because I write and speak widely on public policy for the treatment of chronic pain, I am fairly often asked…
Presidents of the American Academy of Pain Medicine Oppose Oregon Proposals to Force-Taper Pain Patients
By Staff. Editor's Note: The following email and letter are being published as received from Richard "Red" Lawhern. Not only does National Pain Report support…
What I Would Have Told Oregon Officials About Its Forced Opioid Taper Idea
By Kelly Howard. Editor’s Note—When Oregon’s Chronic Pain Task Force met in September, there wasn’t much opportunity for the public to speak. Kelly Howard was…
Betrayal, Lies, and Let-Down of Chronic Pain Patients: Vote Wisely!
By Fila Paragas. As we are getting closer to the mid-term elections this November 2018 and CRPS Awareness Month, I have previously decided that I…
Does Implementing the National Pain Strategy at the State Level Make Sense?
By Ed Coghlan. When over 100 California thought-leaders and luminaries in pain management (physicians, payers, administrators, policy makers, etc.) gather in Los Angeles November 2nd…
A Call to Action for the Chronic Pain Community
By Mary Cremer. We have the strength to change this world. Pain patients are strong. We have had to educate ourselves, family, friends and doctors…
Opioid Bill Heading to the White House - It’s About Addiction Not Chronic Pain
By Ed Coghlan. President Trump - a year after he proclaimed the opioid issue a national emergency - is expected to quickly sign a sweeping…