Federal authorities raided three pain clinics in South Florida last week, alleging that they were distributing large quantities of prescription medications to their patients. Read more »
Mind May Triumph Over Medication for Low Back Pain (HealthandAge)
Low back pain is an extremely common problem that can interfere with one’s work, recreation, or activities of daily living. There are many approaches to treating low back pain , including rest, physical therapy, medications, chiropractic manipulation, and acupuncture. Read more »
Medical marijuana may help fibromyalgia pain (CNN)
Lynda, a 48-year-old mother of three who lives in upstate New York, got a diagnosis of fibromyalgia in 2000. While there are prescription medications for fibromyalgia, she's found one unconventional drug -- marijuana -- that really does the trick. Read more »
Jupiter bans new pain clinics (WPTV West Palm Beach)
Palm Beach County Sheriff launching task force to crackdown on pain medication pushing Read more »
The Ultimate Answer To Back Pain From Killeen TX Chiropractor Dr. Robert Dorn (OfficialWire)
A Chiropractor in Killeen Tx, Dr Robert Dorn is providing services to treating back pains in a natural way. This process does not include modern medications and the likes Read more »
Higher-dose pain prescriptions linked to higher overdose risk | Local Health Guide (Seattle Times)
Patients who were prescribed higher doses of opioid medications for the treatment of chronic pain were nine-times more likely to overdose on the drugs than were patients placed on the lowest doses of these commonly prescribed pain relievers, Group Health researchers have found. Read more »
Smokers More Prone to Long-Term Prescription Painkiller Use (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
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Risks associated with opioid pain medications may outweigh surgery risks (News-Medical-Net)
Despite limited evidence of long-term success in using opioid pain medications for chronic low back pain, opioid prescribing has increased in recent years for back pain and other non-cancer pain indications. Read more »
Study Reveals Predictors Of Long-term Opioid Use For Back Pain (Medical News Today)
Despite limited evidence of long-term success in using opioid pain medications for chronic low back pain, opioid prescribing has increased in recent years for back pain and other non-cancer pain indications. The implications are controversial as published studies provide little evidence indicating which patients will benefit from long-term opioid treatment. Read more »
ARREST HELPED MACKENZIE PHILLIPS TURN HER BACK ON HARD DRUGS (New Kerala)
Actress MACKENZIE PHILLIPS hit new lows in her life when pain medication ended a decade of sobriety and led to her arrest for cocaine and marijuana possession in 2008. Read more »
