Pain usually cannot be “treated” like a standard ear infection. Treating patients in pain requires setting realistic expectations, using a variety of…
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A call for the end of routine opioid use after wisdom tooth removal
by Amy Ma and Susan Sutherland DDS January 15, 2019We are writing as a parent and a dentist to spread a message to parents and dental health care providers across Canada:…
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The patient-doctor relationship: Eroded by the opioid epidemic but essential to overcoming it
by Shalini Shah MD December 18, 2018The opioid epidemic has swept through communities across the country, and according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse more than 115…
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Suboxone for pain makes sense. Why don’t more doctors prescribe it?
by A Country Doctor MD November 19, 2018Many patients who end up in Suboxone treatment have chronic pain. They were originally prescribed other opiates and ended up addicted to…
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I doubt there is anyone living in the U.S. who doesn’t realize we have an opioid crisis here. Politicians debate the solutions…
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HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 31, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A new survey suggests health care professionals are giving short shrift to their…
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Addressing the health care system flaws that feed the opioid crisis
by Anne Zink MD May 8, 2018I’m an ED physician, so I’m used to patients screaming at me — sometimes with earsplitting demands for heavy-duty painkillers, morphine drips…
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We’re all human beings, but we’re not all alike. Each person experiences pain differently, from an emotional perspective as well as a…