Anyone with pain that requires opioid treatment must read this article on the DEA’s stance on painkillers. In fact, I think everyone who lives in the US should read the article. Entitled “Treating Doctors as Drug Dealers: The Drug Enforcement Administration’s War on Prescription Painkillers,”…
Richard Paey, a chronic pain patient who is serving 25 years in prison for his frequent refills of pain meds will be interviewed on Sunday’s 60 Minutes. He was charged with prescription forgery, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and drug trafficking. Ironically, the same…
Unless a migraine is intolerable, a migraineur won’t go to the loud, bright, frenzied ER. Who would willingly subject themselves to that without desperately needing pain relief? But for most migraineurs, the visit is a harrowing back-and-forth between patient and staff. They don’t get their…
Nubain, an injectable opioid, was effective for managing chronic pain in a recent study — without euphoria, sedation, tolerance or psychological side effects. Injecting Nubain daily, participants’ with previous level 8 to 10 pain had their pain reduced to a level 2 or 30. And…
Pain management docs and advocates for treating pain with narcotics when necessary see a glimmer of hope in last week’s Supreme Court decision to uphold Oregon’s assisted-suicide law. This ruling might help defend doctors, pharmacists and patients in jail or awaiting sentences for drug trafficking….