Pain Focus

Florida warns of new drug much more powerful than fentanyl

Shutterstock/ Urfin Originally published on the New York Post TAMPA – A new drug 20-100 times stronger than fentanyl is now making its way into common street drugs across the United States. Isotonitazene, referred to as ISO, is creating problems for spring breakers...

Dealing with Increased Fentanyl Deaths – KONP News Radio

Leyton Cougar, Wolf Daddy on his quest to educate about domesticated wolves – Dr. Paul Christo discussed expert solutions for fentanyl...

Dr. Christo on NBC LX – Drug Overdoses in Teens and Preteens

Dr. Paul Christo discusses the concerning numbers of drug overdoses among younger populations and how both schools and families can help prevent...

Troubling Opioid Crisis Amid Pandemic Stress

Dr. Christo sits down with NTD News to discuss the opioid crisis during a pandemic.

Dr. Christo calls opioid crisis ‘epidemic within a pandemic,’ says drug overdoses linked to COVID-19

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, so has the surge in opioid-related deaths. And with all the attention focused on COVID-19, an epidemic that’s plagued the country for years seems to have been forgotten. News 8 spoke with Dr. Paul Christo, associate professor...

Opioid deaths continue to rise as American cities reopen

Originally published on The Press Tens of thousands of American lives end prematurely every year due to opioid overdoses, leaving families shattered. Dr. Paul Christo, an Associate Professor in the Division of Pain Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of...

‘Pain into purpose’: As opioid crisis surges, community leaders work to expand access to care

Originally published on Avenue News Deaths from drug overdose are soaring in Baltimore County amid a nationwide opioid epidemic that has affected all walks of life. Yet even as overdoses, particularly those involving synthetic opioid fentanyl, continue to rise,...

COVID-19 Turmoil Fuels Opioid Crisis: Expert Dr. Christo

Now we have an update on the opioid crisis gripping the nation. In Wisconsin, Eau Claire County is set to receive a settlement of over $3 million. It’s part of a nationwide settlement against opioid producers. NTD spoke with Doctor Paul Christo to learn more about...

Dr. Christo on Good Day LA: Fentanyl Dangers

It's killed more young people than Covid or car accidents and deaths continue to rise. Fentanyl overdoses have been described as a national emergency because deaths continue to rise. We talked to a pain specialist expert about what can be done to save lives. Watch...

Dr. Christo on The Donlon Report: The U.S. Border’s Fentanyl Problem

Opioid and pain management expert Dr. Paul Christo explains why America’s fentanyl crisis isn’t going away anytime soon. ...

Dr. Christo on Good Day LA: Linking the pandemic’s impact with opioid abuse

Dr. Paul Christo serves as Director of the Multidisciplinary Pain Fellowship Program at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He joined Good Day LA to discuss linking the pandemic with a troubling trend in the opioid...

A New Option for Cluster Headache: gammaCore, Part II

GammaCore is a new device for acute, episodic cluster headaches and for prevention. It’s the first transcutaneous stimulator that targets the vagus nerve in the neck, and it’s FDA cleared. Mark Mitchell will share the impressive effects of vagus nerve stimulation...