Chronic pain patients report struggles under tighter opioid regulations
By Kate Masters Terri Boettcher, a chronic pain patient, in her Middletown home discusses her struggles with back and other pain and treatment. Staff photo by Bill Green. Originally published on The Frederick News-Post. For almost half a year, Susan Haller has...
Dr. Christo LIVE on Clear Cut with Michelle Makori
CLEARCUT | Report: drugmakers paid to promote opioids Dr. Paul Christo was a guest expert LIVE on Clear Cut with Michelle Makori on i24 News. He discusses how drugmakers are paid to promote opioids and answers tough questions about being a chronic pain physician in...
Addiction And Sleep
Addiction and sleep share a problematic bidirectional relationship, where each influences the other. Many people treat sleep problems with drugs and alcohol, which can lead to addiction. People who are already addicted to drugs and alcohol undergo changes in their...
Opioids: A U.S. Public Health Emergency
President Trump made it official last week: The opioid crisis confronting the United States qualifies as a public health emergency. For a country ravaged by opioid abuse and overdoses, consensus that the federal government must do more is growing. Consider these...
[FREE DOWNLOAD] Opioids: Get The Facts
Opioids are some of the oldest pain medications in use. In general, opioids mimic the activity of molecules called endorphins that we produce in our body. Endorphins bind to certain receptors in the brain, spinal cord, and even to nerves in other parts of the body,...
Medical Marijuana Preferred Over Opioids for Managing Pain
A recently published study reports that medical marijuana can be an effective and preferred treatment for pain. This why so many people enjoy Mail order marijuana with free shipping from companies similar to West Coast Supply. It found that 97% of patients said...
Common Deadly Drug Cocktails
Where were you when you found out Kurt Cobain died? News of drug abuse and overdose has been increasing in the media as of late. Many of us may know, either personally or professionally, someone suffering from drug or alcohol addiction who has died. However, not...
Keeping Up With the Joneses: What White Collar Addiction Looks Like
We all have a picture in our head of what addiction looks like. We’ve heard about encounters with drug addicts. One addict is not like the other; that is, they may abuse different substances, but all share the disease of addiction. Some people may even picture drug...
The Secret Signs of Drug Abuse
This week is Red Ribbon Week until October 31st. Run by National Family Partnership (NFP), Red Ribbon Week brings drug awareness to the nation. Since 1985, Red Ribbon serves as a catalyst to mobilize communities to educate youth and encourage participation in drug...
Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse
Most of us think we know the tell-tale signs of drug abuse. Some of us thankfully only witness the debilitating effects of drug abuse by viewing its portrayal on a television show or movie. We may think that drug abuse mainly affects the homeless, lost, or...