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How do painkillers actually kill pain? From ibuprofen to fentanyl, it's about meeting the pain where it's at

Without the ability to feel pain, life is more dangerous. To avoid injury, pain tells us to use a hammer more gently, wait for the soup to cool or put on gloves in a snowball fight. Those with rare inherited disorders that leave them without the ability to feel pain…

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White House pushes strategy to slow overdoses as street drugs grow more deadly

The Biden administration says it has a plan to curb fatal overdoses by 13% by 2025. But as more synthetic opioids reach the U.S., there's skepticism interdiction can slow the flow of deadly drugs.

WEKU

Here's How Many Medical Cannabis Patients Are Choosing Marijuana Over Opioids & Alcohol, Quite A Lot

Evidence that cannabis can function as a substitute for prescription drugs, particularly opioids seems to be growing, with more research being conducted.

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Did Doctors Overtreating With Opioids Cause the Overdose Crisis? A Soho Forum Debate

Doctors Adriane Fugh-Berman and Jeffrey A. Singer debate the harms of prescription opioids.

Reason

Did Prescription Opioids Cause The Overdose Epidemic?

Doctors Adriane Fugh-Berman and Jeffrey Singer debate the harms of prescription opioids

Reason

Why opting out of opioids can be dangerous in the operating room

Currently, patients in seven states can tell their physicians they don’t want to be treated with opioids in any health care setting, even during surgery. While unnecessary opioid exposure is a big reason behind the opioid epidemic in the U.S., we believe that non-opioid directives that allow patients to opt…

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America's Failed Opioid Policy Drove the Tulsa Shooter to Violence

Doctors can’t help people in pain because of restrictive opioid policy.

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The NFL's Recent Investment in Cannabis Signals an Important Evolution in Its Approach to Preventing and Treating Sports Injuries

By Dr. Michael D. Lewis, MD, MPH, Colonel (Retired), U.S. Army, and CV Sciences Medical Advisor

Benzinga

Tulsa shooting highlights threats doctors face over care

The deadly mass shooting at an Oklahoma medical office by a man who blamed his surgeon for pain following back surgery underscores the escalating threats doctors face

The Independent UK

Why fentanyl is so deadly

Here's why the drug is causing overdoses — and why it's appearing in all kinds of other drugs where it shouldn't be

Salon

MLB Suspends Matt Harvey 60 Games for Violating Joint Drug Program

The suspension comes after Harvey testified in the Eric Kay trial that he supplied Tyler Skaggs with opioids while the two were teammates.

Sports Illustrated

COVID-19 wastewater efforts confront long-term questions - Roll Call

Public health experts hope the technology will help monitor threats beyond COVID-19 — like opioids and the flu.

Roll Call

107,000 Overdose Deaths Are the Latest Casualties of the War on Drugs

An increasing number of overdoses were the result of fentanyl and methamphetamine, each of which have proliferated amid government crackdowns.

Reason

An illegal, addictive opioid is available at grocery stores and doctors are concerned

Several patients unknowlingly became dependent on kamini, an Indian herbal aphrodisiac that contains opioids. Now doctors are concerend about its use.

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Lynn Schmidt: America's addiction nightmare comes home

A few weeks ago, my husband and I lost a friend to an opioid overdose. He was not the first person we knew who died from an overdose, but he was perhaps the closest. And while I am still working through the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression…

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One in three people with chronic pain have difficulty accessing ongoing prescriptions for opioids

One in five Australians live with chronic pain lasting three months or more. Common causes include back and neck pain, headache, and joint pain.

Axios

U.S. surpassed 100,000 overdose deaths in 2021

Overdose deaths involving opioids increased by more than 10,000 compared to 2020.

The Guardian - US

Ohio judge hears if pharmacy chains should pay for driving opioid crisis

CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Were found to recklessly dispense narcotic painkillers in two Ohio counties, fueling a drug epidemic

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Will Philly Get An Overdose Prevention Center? Talks Between Gov And Advocacy Group Mark Step In Right Direction

The nonprofit organization Safehouse has been in continuous communication with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a space where people can inject illegal opioids under medical supervision.

The Conversation

What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses? A medical toxicologist explains

Buying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. From Xanax to cocaine, drugs or counterfeit pills purchased in nonmedical settings may contain life-threatening amounts of fentanyl.

Daily Mirror

Incredible transformation of woman addicted to painkillers since she was nine

Caymi Studnicka, 23, spent almost a decade addicted to pain relief tablets that contain opioids called vicodin after breaking her ankle aged nine - and has shared the impact

Salon

The untold story of chronic pain

Author Haider Warraich tells the story of chronic pain in his new book, "The Song of Our Scars"

The Conversation

Patients leaving hospital sometimes need opioids. Doctors can reduce risks of long-term use and dependence

Hospital patients are often given strong, opioid pain medicines when discharged home after surgery and other treatments. This can sometimes lead to long-term use and dependence.

AAP

Doctors to kick 'opioid-first' habit

Doctors are being warned to stop prescribing opioids as the first option for pain relief for patients, to avoid short-term use becoming a long-term problem.

Benzinga

San Francisco To Start Opioid Epidemic Trial Against Teva, Walgreen: Reuters

San Francisco will start a trial against Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) and three other companies accused of fueling an opioid crisis in the city. San Francisco has alleged that Walgreens, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE:TEVA), AbbVie Inc's (NYSE:ABBV) Allergan unit, and Teva-owned Anda Inc created a "public nuisance" by flooding the city with prescription opioids and failing…

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