The Opioid Crisis, Chronic Pain & Suicide - Is the Narrative Starting to Change?
By Staff. Mainstream media in the United States has been gripped by the opioid crisis over the last few years; however, the narrative of the…
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Opinion: Optimism for Better Days for the CRPS Community
By Jim Broatch. November is CRPS Awareness Month and we asked the long-time Executive Director of the RSDSA to share with the National Pain Report…
Says One Chronic Pain Patient - Enough is Enough
By Barb Kaplitz. Barb Kaplitz is a 58-year old grandmother who lives in Davidsville, Pennsylvania. She has suffered from chronic pain for the past 30…
Opinion: Oregon Health Authority Has It Wrong
By Richard “Red” Lawhern, Ph.D. The fundamental errors which the Oregon Health Authority is trying to make policy can be traced to unproven or simply…
Opinion: The Government Is the Problem
By Steve Ariens Phar.D. You know from my perspective, “the system” is designed to fail and has been since it was established in 1973 when…
Opinion: Are Things Changing in Chronic Pain?
By Ed Coghlan. It’s been an interesting month. A plucky group of Oregon chronic pain patients—with help from a prominent Stanford pain psychologist—seem to have…
Op Ed – Oregon Should Listen to its Patients
By BJ Cavnor. In a move that’s left patients and doctors asking why, the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) Health Evidence Review Committee (HERC), are currently…
Opinion: The Battle Continues - Do What You Can Do
By Judie Plumley. This week’s Don’t Punish Pain Rallies Across the U.S. created attention. Judie Plumley writes an open letter to the chronic pain community.…