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A Doctor’s Dilemma: Treating a Patient’s Pain Without Overprescribing Pain Medication
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January 25, 2012The Wong-Baker pain scale chart graces medical offices around the country. The scale’s cartoon faces range from a broad smile (0 pain) to a face with tears (10 pain). Medical providers use the scale to help their patients describe the intensity of their pain. Continue Reading
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A Rise in Crime Causes State Lawmakers to Rally for Stricter Prescription Drug Laws
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January 19, 2012Recent pharmacy shootings around the country are causing state lawmakers to demand stricter guidelines for some pain medicines. United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is already asking several federally-regulated agencies to look at restrictions on opiates, specifically hydrocodone. Continue Reading
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Years ago employers sought the support of the U.S. Supreme Court in their effort to randomly test employees for evidence of illegal drug use – and they got it. Today, employers have another concern to deal with. The abuse of prescription medications has not occurred only at home and in colleges – it is impacting the U.S. workplace and with alarming results. Continue Reading
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Black market sales for OxyContin continue to spike, with recent reports demonstrating skyrocketing street prices for prescription painkillers as they continue to feed the illegal industry. The rising prices of black market prescriptions are also an indicator of rapidly rising demand and increasing abuse levels nationally, causing experts to state that prescription drugs are the new "gateway" drug to addiction. Continue Reading