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: Chronic pain patients in Maine? Hello – I wrote Gordon Smith, director of the Maine Medical Association, regarding my concerns with the Maine state law restricting dosage of opioid prescriptions. I don’t live in Maine, but he offered to publish a 600-word article in Maine Medicine from the chronic pain patient point of view. I […]
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Opioid Treatment 10-year Longevity Survey Final Report https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/treatments/pharmacological/opioids/opioid-treatment-10-year-longevity-survey-final-report Patients in this study were found to be functioning quite well after 10 or more years on generally stable opioid dosages—with the vast majority able to care for themselves and even drive. About eighteen months ago, I approached the publisher of Practical Pain Management to assist in […]
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Interesting… both members of the Trump administration in this interview have family/friends that have/had trouble with substance abuse. So it would appear that you get a interview with a myopic view of people abusing some substance that they have chosen to SELF-MEDICATE the monkeys on their backs and/or demons in their heads
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Patients With Chronic Pain Feel Caught In An Opioid Prescribing Debate https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/07/08/622729300/patients-with-chronic-pain-feel-caught-in-an-opioid-prescribing-debate It started with a rolled ankle during a routine training exercise. Shannon Hubbard never imagined it was the prologue to one of the most debilitating pain conditions known to exist, called complex regional pain syndrome. It’s a condition that causes the nervous system […]
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FDA joins 22 countries’ recall of common heart drug https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/13/health/valsartan-recall-fda-bn/index.html (CNN)A common drug used to control blood pressure and help prevent heart failure was announced by the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday, a week after 22 other countries recalled it because the drug contains a chemical that poses a potential cancer risk. Valsartan […]
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ROBINSON, TX (KXXV) – A woman was taken to the hospital Friday morning after a shooting in Robinson. Robinson police were on the scene in the 600 block of Karnes Drive in Robinson. Police said that a 76-year-old woman had shot herself in the back after experiencing chronic pain that she could no longer tolerate. […]
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Production Metrics are EVERYWHERE- healthcare is just a FOR PROFIT BUSINESS Whistleblower”: Former employees take on pediatric dental chain when they suspect the company of wrongdoing https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whistleblower-former-kool-smiles-employees-take-on-pediatric-dental-chain-when-they-suspect-company-of-wrongdoing/
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