
CDC Analyzes Deaths Caused By Its Own Anti-Opioid Crusade
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Neurology > Opioids Absolute risks of adverse events were low, however by Judy George, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today…
Since the publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) opioid guideline in March 2016, there has…
John R. Schneider, M.D., M.A. is medical director and president of Comprehensive Pain
Imagine living with pain as the result of a work injury. Soon after your injury, your doctor prescribed an opioid to relieve…
Factors worsening the opioid epidemic during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic provide valuable insight for…
It’s never easy to start on a new substance or medication, without knowing how it may affect your system.
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Alan G. Rosenbloom, president and CEO of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition, has issued a public…
An outspoken doctor loses his ability to prescribe opioids after the state medical board launched an investigation into his…
The US opioid crisis The current US prescription-opioid crisis is one of the most remarkable examples of medicine going wrong.
Nearly six million fewer adults received an opioid prescription from 2014 to 2016, according to a new analysis that found…
Everyone experiences pain differently, and there are many challenges to assessing, diagnosing and managing it.
Hospitals and healthcare providers are reconstructing the approaches they have taken towards the treatment of addiction and…
Chronic opioid therapy can alter sleep architecture and increase the risk for sleep-disordered breathing, and this is a…
Sonya Huber, 48, suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. She says on some days she needs a cane to help her walk because of the pain…
Opinion|What Chronic-Pain Patients Are Deeply Afraid Of Getting off opioids can be a crisis itself — so patients and…
Almost 400,000 people died from an opioid overdose in the United States between 1999 and 2017.
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"We have been working on addressing the opioid epidemic in Florida for a number of years," said Scott McClelland, PharmD, vice…
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Intervention supports CDC-recommended supply for short-term pain management EAGAN, Minn., Oct.
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5 minutes ago More than 70% of doctors said that although there will likely be a decrease in opioid-related deaths, more…
5 minutes ago More than 70% of doctors said that although there will likely be a decrease in opioid-related deaths, more…
5 minutes ago More than 70% of doctors said that although there will likely be a decrease in opioid-related deaths, more…
5 minutes ago More than 70% of doctors said that although there will likely be a decrease in opioid-related deaths, more…
5 minutes ago More than 70% of doctors said that although there will likely be a decrease in opioid-related deaths, more…
5 minutes ago More than 70% of doctors said that although there will likely be a decrease in opioid-related deaths, more…
Use of opioid-alternative pain medications is surging as the U.S. tries to wean off the addictive painkillers, giving…
Share on Pinterest Federal officials revisited opioid prescription guidelines earlier this month.
After years and decades in which healthcare providers were freely prescribing opioids for all sorts of painful conditions, the…
HHS is publishing information to educate clinicians on how to appropriately taper long-term opioid users off their medications…
Photo by arvin keynes on Unsplash In Part I of The Surveillance Model of Medicine, I provided an overview of the CDS Connect…
Three studies published this year have examined the risks when patients with chronic pain abruptly stop taking opioids.
LAS VEGAS -- In the late 1990s, U.S. providers were successfully sued for undertreating patients with pain, and the first…
LAS VEGAS -- The 2016 CDC guidelines on opioid prescribing have had lasting consequences for patients with chronic pain, an…
Executive Summary From lawsuits by several states against the manufacturers of opioids to criminal prosecutions against…
The CMS on Monday issued new guidance for states and Medicaid managed-care programs to change up their Medicaid drug…
The 2018 Annual Surveillance Report of Drug Related Risks and Outcomes collated by National Center for Injury Prevention and…
If FDA panelists reached one consensus at the end of a two-day meeting this week, it was that there's not enough information to…
Agency seeks input on possible approaches to discourage high-dose prescribing. This article was first published on Monday, June…
FDA advisors will meet Tuesday and Wednesday to address high doses of opioids in outpatient settings, suggesting that the…
The evidence shows promise, but researchers caution it’s not a miracle cure. Left: Cannabis; Right: Opioid pills Shutterstock (2…
Amanda Latronica says her mom died of a "soft suicide." She didn't put a gun to her head and pull the trigger — but the result…
In response to the opinion piece Applause for the CDC opioid guideline authors we would like to correct the record.
By Lynn Webster, MD, PNN Columnist The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) does not have the legal authority to determine which…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a media statement advising against what it refers to as “misapplication…
On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a clarification regarding the federal guidelines for…
T he authors of influential federal guidelines for opioid prescriptions for chronic pain said Wednesday that doctors and others…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a media statement advising against what it refers to as “misapplication…
USA TODAY Published 5:37 PM EDT Apr 24, 2019 Doctors are misusing 2016 opioid pain medication guidelines, federal officials…
The opioid crisis in the United States continues to take center stage as the National Institute on Drug Abuse says more than…
Doctors aremisusing 2016opioid pain medication guidelines, federal officials said Wednesday, a clear response to increasing…
Doctors are misusing 2016 opioid pain medication guidelines, federal officials said Wednesday, a clear response to increasing…
In response to reports of misapplication of opioid prescribing guidelines, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC…
Ever since U.S. health authorities began cracking down on opioid prescriptions about five years ago, one vulnerable group has…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently sent a letter to representatives of the National Comprehensive…
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Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have clarified the agency’s guidelines on opioid prescribing after…
Presidential hopeful Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is the latest politician to make the mistake of backing a one-size-fits-all…
Illicit drugs, rather than prescription medications, have accounted for an increasing proportion of deaths from opioids.
Patients in pain have become collateral damage in the war on opioids. That’s the message of a letter from more than 300 medical…
Kirsten Gillibrand Says Her Limit on Opioid Prescriptions 'Is Not Intended to Interfere With These Decisions' If the senator…
DENVER -- The CDC's 2016 opioid guideline is being implemented in ways that harm chronic pain patients, a panel of physicians…
- Headlines have been filled with warnings of doctors over-prescribing opioids for years now.
WASHINGTON -- Pain patients tell Congress the CDC's opioid guidelines are hindering access to vital medications, and an FDA…
WASHINGTON -- Patients with chronic pain are suffering from ham-handed efforts to curb opioid overdoses, a series of witnesses…
There is a higher prevalence of opioid prescribing and opioid-related overdose deaths concentrated in regions with mostly low-inc…
The opioid crisis has spiraled out of control. Last year alone, nearly 50,000 Americans died from an overdose of either…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…