Preventing Opioid Abuse Shouldn’t Mean Ignoring Patients’ Pain
Harvard Business Review ,
Executive Summary From lawsuits by several states against the manufacturers of opioids to criminal prosecutions against…
CMS gives states, managed-care organizations guidance on tracking Medicaid opioid use
Modern Healthcare,
The CMS on Monday issued new guidance for states and Medicaid managed-care programs to change up their Medicaid drug…
Side Effects Of Using Opioid For Pain Relief
Medical Daily,
The 2018 Annual Surveillance Report of Drug Related Risks and Outcomes collated by National Center for Injury Prevention and…
FDA Advisors on Opioid Dosing Limits: We Dunno
MedPage Today,
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…
With Public Meeting, FDA Signals Interest in New Opioid Limits
Health Leaders Media,
Agency seeks input on possible approaches to discourage high-dose prescribing. This article was first published on Monday, June…
With Public Meeting, FDA Signals Interest in New Opioid Limits
MedPage Today,
FDA advisors will meet Tuesday and Wednesday to address high doses of opioids in outpatient settings, suggesting that the…
ICYMI: Here are the most-read stories from the past week
Northwest Indiana Times,
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…
News story from Stat News on Thursday 30 May 2019
Stat News,
Chronic opioid therapy needs to be individualized, but most people aren't getting that
The Hill,
In response to the opinion piece Applause for the CDC opioid guideline authors we would like to correct the record.
Is the DEA Overreaching Its Authority?
Medical Health News,
By Lynn Webster, MD, PNN Columnist The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) does not have the legal authority to determine which…
CDC warns of ‘misapplication’ of its opioid guidelines
Mass Live,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a media statement advising against what it refers to as “misapplication…
News story from Stat News on Friday 26 April 2019
Stat News,
CDC Admits Its Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Have Hurt Chronic Pain Patients
Yahoo! News,
On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a clarification regarding the federal guidelines for…
Faced with an outcry over limits on opioids, authors of CDC guidelines acknowledge they've been ...
Medical Health News,
T he authors of influential federal guidelines for opioid prescriptions for chronic pain said Wednesday that doctors and others…
CDC warns of ‘misapplication’ of its opioid guidelines on chronic pain
Mass Live,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a media statement advising against what it refers to as “misapplication…
Doctors were too cautious about opioid pain pill prescribing
USA Today,
USA TODAY Published 5:37 PM EDT Apr 24, 2019 Doctors are misusing 2016 opioid pain medication guidelines, federal officials…
Feds: Doctors cut too much on opioid pain pills
JS Online - Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel,
Doctors are misusing 2016 opioid pain medication guidelines, federal officials said Wednesday, a clear response to increasing…
Feds: Doctors cut back too much on opioid pain pills
The Arizona Republic,
The opioid crisis in the United States continues to take center stage as the National Institute on Drug Abuse says more than…
Feds issue new warning to doctors: Don't skimp too much on opioid pain pills
Yahoo! News,
Doctors aremisusing 2016opioid pain medication guidelines, federal officials said Wednesday, a clear response to increasing…
News story from Stat News on Wednesday 24 April 2019
Stat News,
CDC: Opioid Guidelines Don't Apply to Hospice
Medical Health News,
In response to reports of misapplication of opioid prescribing guidelines, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC…
CDC Clarifies Position on Use of Opioids in Patients With Cancer
Medical Health News,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently sent a letter to representatives of the National Comprehensive…
Zynex Is Worth 30-50% More Than Its Current Price
Seeking Alpha,
Summary ZYXI is gaining market share in huge addressable markets. Recent uplisting should attract institutional investors.
CDC clarifies opioid prescribing guidelines in cancer, sickle cell disease
Pediatric News ,
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have clarified the agency’s guidelines on opioid prescribing after…
Formulas won't fix opioid crisis
Arkansas Online,
Presidential hopeful Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is the latest politician to make the mistake of backing a one-size-fits-all…
News story from Chicago Tribune on Thursday 04 April 2019
Chicago Tribune,
War on opioid abuse is striking the wrong target
The Seattle Times,
Illicit drugs, rather than prescription medications, have accounted for an increasing proportion of deaths from opioids.
War on opioid abuse is striking the wrong target
Bangor Daily News ,
Patients in pain have become collateral damage in the war on opioids. That’s the message of a letter from more than 300 medical…
CDC Guideline Harms Pain Patients, Panel Says
MedPage Today,
DENVER -- The CDC's 2016 opioid guideline is being implemented in ways that harm chronic pain patients, a panel of physicians…
Fewer opioid prescriptions concern some patients and health professionals
Medical Health News,
- Headlines have been filled with warnings of doctors over-prescribing opioids for years now.
D.C. Week: Revision in CDC Opioid Guidelines Demanded
MedPage Today,
WASHINGTON -- Pain patients tell Congress the CDC's opioid guidelines are hindering access to vital medications, and an FDA…
Pain Patients to Congress: CDC's Opioid Guideline Is Hurting Us
MedPage Today,
WASHINGTON -- Patients with chronic pain are suffering from ham-handed efforts to curb opioid overdoses, a series of witnesses…
How Can Our Health Care System Help Stop the Opioid Crisis?
Care2,
The opioid crisis has spiraled out of control. Last year alone, nearly 50,000 Americans died from an overdose of either…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Lakeshore Public Media,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
KUNC,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Omaha Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
KTEP El Paso,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WRKF,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Central Coast Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Interlochen Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
KPBS,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
The University of New Orleans Public Radio ,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
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About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Arizona Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Delmarva Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
KOSU,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Boise State Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WYPR,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WVPE,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WXPR,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WUNC,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Iowa Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
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About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Kansas City University Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Jazz WCLK,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
KRWG TV/FM,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Northern Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WVTF,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WVXU,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WUKY,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Radio Acadie,
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California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
SDPB Radio,
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California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WLRN,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Wyoming Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WUWM,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Tri States Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WKAR,
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California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WJCT,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Georgia Public Radio,
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California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
North East Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WCBE ,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
KUNM,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
New England Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
New Hampshire Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Kansas Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Northeastern Indiana Public Radio ,
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California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
KERA News,
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Opioid prescription cuts push patients to brink, says Pierce County woman. And she’s not even halfway off her dose
News Tribune,
In 2003, I was a successful bank manager and mom to two active boys. I was happy, healthy and my life was exactly where I…
Why Big Pharma must disclose payments to patient groups
The Conversation,
A United States congressional report revealed last year that five opioid manufacturers made more than $10 million in payments…
Opioids are not much better at treating pain than a placebo
World Economic Forum,
Opioids are only slightly more effective than placebos at treating pain, according to a new study.
Opioids offer little benefit in long-term chronic pain treatment, study says
NOLA - New Orleans Local News,
New research suggests that prescription opioids may offer little more benefit than placebos for patients who are being treated…
Health experts offer solutions for unintended consequences of opioid crackdown
Medical Health News,
Treating America’s Pain: Unintended Victims of the Opioid Crackdown, Part 3 – The Solutions The government has addressed the…
Health experts offer solutions for unintended consequences of opioid crackdown
FOX News,
Treating America’s Pain: Unintended Victims of the Opioid Crackdown, Part 3 – The Solutions The government has addressed the…
Doctors caught between struggling opioid patients and crackdown on prescriptions
FOX News,
Treating America’s Pain: Unintended Victims of the Opioid Crackdown, Part 2 – The Doctors As federal and state agencies respond…
Chronic pain patients: The other side of the opioid epidemic
Sign of the Times,
[We feel] we have been betrayed: that policymakers feel that people with substance abuse disorders deserve a life and we pain…
64% of HR pros don't feel equipped to help co-workers addicted to opioids
HR Dive,
Brief Published Dec. 3, 2018 Dive Brief: A new The Hartford survey of 2,000 workers and 500 HR leaders and workers in the U.S.
Fewer Opioids, More Pay: New Tack on How Doctors Prescribe Them
Bloomberg BNA,
By Jacquie Lee Some doctors in Michigan are prescribing as few as four opioid pills for pain relief after a common gall bladder…
6 news Opioid makers spent nearly a million dollars on Utah doctors in recent years, ties now used against
The Salt Lake Tribune,
The following story was written by for The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune.
Opioid makers spent nearly a million dollars on Utah doctors in recent years, ties now used against ...
Medical Health News,
The following story was written by Luke Ramseth for The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake…
News story from Stat News on Monday 19 November 2018
Stat News,
Border wall needed to protect against a 'caravan' of a different kind: drugs
The Hill,
As an estimated 4,000 illegal immigrants in a caravan continue to work their way toward the southern U.S.
The opioid epidemic: How population health analytics can combat the crisis overtaking America
Becker's Hospital Review,
October 11, 2018| Print | Email In January 2017, the CDC reported more than 64,000 annual deaths related to drug overdose — a…
New Laws Limiting Opioid Prescriptions Create Undue Barriers
The ASCO Post,
Advertisement Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Among other policy responses to the growing opioid epidemic, many states have…
Chronic pain patients rally at State House for fair prescribing practices
Concord Monitor,
Bill Murphy, co-organizer of a rally outside the state house, argues that prescribing practices are stacked against those with…
Chronic pain patients protest in Valparaiso
Northwest Indiana Times,
VALPARAISO — Chronic pain patients protested Tuesday over government guidelines they say limit their ability to get their…
Opioid Epidemic: Doctors Gave No Reason for Nearly Third of Prescriptions
newsmax.com,
The opioid epidemic gripping the U.S. may have been fueled by doctors who gave no reasons for issuing prescriptions to nearly a…
Prescription Databases May Miss Opioid-Benzo Combinations
MedPage Today,
LAS VEGAS -- Prescription data alone underestimated how many patients combined opioids and benzodiazepines, an analysis of…
Treating cancer patients like criminals won't solve the opioid crisis
CNN News,
I got this diagnosis in western Pennsylvania, one of the epicenters of the opioid crisis raging in this country.
Treating cancer patients like criminals won't solve the opioid crisis
Action News Now,
I am a 45-year-old woman who's always been in fairly good health. I practice yoga, run nine miles a week, love kale, avoid red…
After my son's death, I'm helping other families avoid opioids pain
USA Today,
opinion Opinion contributor Published 6:26 p.m. UTC Aug 29, 2018 Two weeks after my son Brian died, my wife came into our…