Prescribed Painkillers Didn’t Cause the Opioid Crisis

Prescribed Painkillers Didn’t Cause the Opioid Crisis https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/a3z98b/big-pharma-didnt-cause-the-opioid-crisis-most-pain-patients-dont-get-addicted People who need pain meds aren’t usually the ones who get addicted. A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine produced stark headlines: “A 5-sentence letter helped trigger America’s deadliest drug overdose crisis ever.” (Vox) “The One-Paragraph Letter From 1980 That Fueled the Opioid […]

Did the CDC exceed its legal authority in releasing opiate dosing guidelines ?

By the very definition of the CDC’s name Center for Disease Control…  that typically involves the dealing with the treatment of diseases.. including the guideline of when/what vaccines should be given and the ability to treat or quarantine people who are contagious with a communicable disease that could cause a epidemic or pandemic.   Think potential […]

Harmful effects of UNTREATED PAIN

Another reason to DUMP THE CHAINS ?

Hi there I have a question I’m disabled I’m on disability I have disability Medicaid but Walgreens making me pay cash for my insurance I believe their discriminating against me they even made me change psychiatrist which I did last month I had him for ten years but I changed to local psychiatrist so they […]

Healthcare: Nothing more than a FOR PROFIT INDUSTRY ?

Landmark New England Journal of Medicine Study: “Spinal Fusion Surgery – The Case For Restraint” https://drkevinpauza.com/blog/2016/06/28/landmark-new-england-journal-of-medicine-study-spinal-fusion-surgery-the-case-for-restraint/ Spinal fusion rates continue to increase dramatically in the United States. Oddly enough, this landmark study shows the rise is related financial incentives and other variables not associated with the patient’s well being. This respected journal states that the […]