<ѻý>Can Cannabis Replace Opioids for Pain Tx?ѻý> Pharmacists debate the mixed science behind emerging therapy Sep 07, 2019
<ѻý>Pain Specialists Pile on CDC Opioid Guidelinesѻý> Chronic pain patients were left out to dry Sep 05, 2019
<ѻý>Death Certificate Project Accuses 64 Calif. Doctorsѻý> Five surrender licenses after claims of grossly negligent overprescribing; more to come Sep 03, 2019
<ѻý>American Pain Society Goes Belly Upѻý> Opioid lawsuit costs prompt membership to approve bankruptcy filing Jun 28, 2019
<ѻý>AMA Delegates Debate Privacy of Substance Use Tx Recordsѻý> Comments address patient privacy, treatment needs Jun 09, 2019
<ѻý>American Pain Society Seeks OK to Call It Quitsѻý> Broaches possible Chapter 7 dissolution May 24, 2019
<ѻý>USC Party Dean Gets $1.8M; TV Doc Disciplined; Fla. 3-Strike Law Failsѻý> Bad Practice: a weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation May 24, 2019
<ѻý>Detailed Policy Cuts Opioid Use After Breast Ca Surgeryѻý> 40% of women reported zero narcotic use after surgery May 03, 2019
<ѻý>'13 Reasons Why' Suicide Spike; Sleeping Pill Warning; Bipolar Genesѻý> News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 01, 2019
<ѻý>Don't Just Blame Drug Companies for the Opioid Crisis...ѻý> ...Healthcare system 'left an opening for industry,' expert says Apr 14, 2019
<ѻý>Needles Help with Pain in the ER. No, Not that Kindѻý> Acupuncture tied to less pain, stress, anxiety Apr 09, 2019
<ѻý>Can Blocking Kappa Receptors Reduce Opioid Dependency?ѻý> Researchers look at targeting pain-related anhedonia Apr 05, 2019
<ѻý>ENDO 2019 Roundup: Opioids, Obesity, and Moreѻý> Other noteworthy research presented at The Endocrine Society annual meeting Mar 27, 2019
<ѻý>'Party House' Rehab; Whistleblower Millionaire; 911 Needs CPRѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 27, 2019
<ѻý>Patient-on-Provider Violence in the Pain Clinicѻý> "Some physicians desperate enough to carry handguns for self-protection" Mar 11, 2019
<ѻý>CDC Guideline Harms Pain Patients, Panel Saysѻý> 'Clinician's ability to make decisions has been severely interrupted' Mar 11, 2019
<ѻý>Rehab Recruiters; Lilly the Cannabis King; Feds Pin Blame in Child Deathsѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Mar 05, 2019
<ѻý>New Opioid Epidemic 'Hot Spots' Emerge in U.S.ѻý> Once considered largely a Midwest problem, opioid mortality is rising quickly in Eastern U.S. Feb 22, 2019
<ѻý>Morning Break: Rebranding Eating Disorders; Spike in Kratom Concerns; Vaccine Lawsѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the ѻý staff Feb 22, 2019
<ѻý>Want a Better PDMP? Researchers, States are Working on Itѻý> Making the results easier to read is part of the solution Feb 13, 2019
<ѻý>Pharma Lap Dance; Dark Web Opioids; Pot Cookies for Tantrums?ѻý> Clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Feb 01, 2019
<ѻý>Lungs Donated After Opioid Overdose Do Wellѻý> Similar survival seen for growing number of overdose donor organs Jan 30, 2019
<ѻý>Abuse-Deterrent Oxycodone Ekes Out FDA Panel Winѻý> 10-7 vote in joint advisory committee meeting favoring MNK-812 approval Nov 15, 2018
<ѻý>AMA Delegates Back Physician Freedom in Opioid Prescribingѻý> CDC guidelines are well-intentioned but shouldn't restrict prescribing, they say Nov 13, 2018
<ѻý>New Abuse-Deterrent IR Oxycodone Drug to Be Reviewedѻý> MNK-812 employs multiple technologies to make snorting painful and injection difficult Nov 13, 2018
<ѻý>'I Had Not Kept Up': A Physician Re-Education Storyѻý> Patient's overdose made Jeoffry Gordon, MD, recognize he didn't know everything Nov 02, 2018
<ѻý>Opioid for Depression Comes Before FDA Panelѻý> Buprenorphine/samidorphan drug to be scrutinized Oct 31, 2018
<ѻý>SGLT-2 for Stage 3 CKD; Opioids for CKD; Kidney Transplant Discard & Disabilitiesѻý> Roundup of more top abstracts from Kidney Week 2018 Oct 30, 2018
<ѻý>Supervised Injection Sites Reduce Drug-Related Harmѻý> Facilities prevent overdose deaths and connect drug users with addiction treatment Oct 23, 2018
<ѻý>Morning Break: Human Side of Addiction; Eyeing Da Vinci's Genius; No CV Indication for Ilarisѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the ѻý staff Oct 19, 2018
<ѻý>Nerve Plane Block May Improve Mastectomy Painѻý> Also: obese children and post-surgery pain; patient-controlled epidurals after C-section Oct 16, 2018
<ѻý>NSAIDs OK for Certain High-Risk Groups?ѻý> No obvious harm seen in HTN, HF, or chronic kidney disease Oct 08, 2018
<ѻý>Patient Psychology Called Key in Pain Managementѻý> "Pain is fundamentally more than just biology," says Beth Darnall of Stanford Sep 10, 2018
<ѻý>Expert: Let Ethics Guide Pain Prescribingѻý> Framework won't vary with 'swirling' political or regulatory climate Sep 10, 2018
<ѻý>Lofexidine Lessens Opioid Withdrawalѻý> More patients complete treatment period with lofexidine, studies say Sep 08, 2018
<ѻý>The Calif. Docs Accused of Overprescribing Opioidsѻý> Complaints cite "gross negligence," "incredibly high" doses -- and bad penmanship Sep 05, 2018
<ѻý>'Death Certificate Project' Terrifies California Doctorsѻý> Hundreds threatened with disciplinary action for opioid scripts to patients who overdosed Aug 30, 2018
<ѻý>Opioid Use Rising in ADHD Patients on Stimulantsѻý> Concomitant usage poses danger for addiction, overdose Aug 10, 2018
<ѻý>Proposed: Screen Patients with Certain Infections for Opioid Addictionѻý> Expert panel identifies endocarditis, skin abscess, others as flags for drug abuse Jul 14, 2018
<ѻý>Anti-Terror Tech to Fight Rx Fraudѻý> Palantir can spot wrongdoing, but there may be a cost Jul 12, 2018