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The Wall Street Journal recently reported the findings from a study which assigned hard numbers to the country’s epidemic of prescription drug abuse and the issue of chronic pain management. According to the article, those two problems combine to cost taxpayers, employers and insurers upwards of $323 billion each year. Continue Reading
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Many Canadians are living with continuous chronic pain or at the very least sporadic aches that may last up to six months or longer. Continue Reading
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Prescription drugs carry the second highest drug abuse rate in the U.S., and the trend is also reflected in a recent study on military misuse of medications. Rates of abuse of prescribed medications saw almost a threefold increase from 2005 to 2008, says a study highlighted in a Medscape Today article. Continue Reading
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Thefts, Armed Robberies of Painkillers Cause Some Pharmacies to Stop Carrying the Medications
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April 20, 2011The addictive nature of prescription opiate painkillers, such as OxyContin, can create a deadly scenario – not only for the risk of side effects of overdose when abused, but by giving some addicts a drive to have the drug so strong they’re willing to commit violent crimes to get it. Continue Reading
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Acetaminophen Levels in Prescription Painkillers Must Be Limited for Safety, Says FDA
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February 21, 2011Prescription pain medications containing acetaminophen, such as Percocet and Vicodin, are taken by millions of people with chronic pain in the U.S. They are often mentioned in the war against prescription drug addiction, but drug experts are also bringing into focus a second problem associated with the medications – the high rate of liver failure and fatal liver problems linked to overdosing on acetaminophen.
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A new study has found that illicit drugs and painkillers aren’t the only treatment for chronic pain—being in love can provide incredibly effective pain relief. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine found that during the intense, passionate phase of being in love, mood alterations can occur that impact a person’s experience of pain.
