CDC: Pregnant Women on Painkillers Put Babies at Risk
About a third of women of childbearing age in the U.S. are taking opioid painkillers, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease…
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Pain Patients Treated by ‘Dysfunctional’ Health Care System
An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has concluded that individualized patient care is needed to better treat the estimated 100…
Montana Becomes Ground Zero in the Opioid Debate
You just never know where life is going to take you. Over the Christmas holiday, I was visiting my daughter in Helena, Montana. I had…
Fewer U.S. Teens Abusing Painkillers
The abuse of prescription painkillers by American teenagers has fallen sharply in the last year, according to a nationwide survey that also found teenage use…
Pills for Breakfast: Is the Mayo Clinic’s Pain Program Worth It?
So I’m pretty sure my insurance isn’t going to cover the three-week pain program at the Mayo Clinic. Or at least that’s how the registered…
Opioid Prescribing: Understanding the Risks
The popularity of opioid analgesics for pain has plummeted as judged by healthcare providers on the front lines of prescribing. A large survey of primary…
Doctors Prescribing Fewer Opioids for Pain
Nearly half of primary care physicians in the U.S. say they are less likely to prescribe opioid painkillers than they were a year ago, according…
My Story: What if Pharmacists Were in Our Shoes?
Just a few short months ago I was diagnosed with vulvar cancer. I also have other conditions that I was diagnosed with many years ago,…