A bit confused by the info shared in this @voxdotcom piece, though. Their words vs the study they link to: @Atul_Gawandepic.twitter.com/wsLwTg6yDE
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A bit confused by the info shared in this @voxdotcom piece, though. Their words vs the study they link to: @Atul_Gawandepic.twitter.com/wsLwTg6yDE
I don't argue the dangers of opioid addiction, at all. But they do help those with illness alleviate pain... @voxdotcom @Atul_Gawande
They're not meant to cure. They're meant to increase quality of life as a last resort. We need to be talking about access... @Atul_Gawande
...to better types of AFFORDABLE pain management and alternative therapies as we discuss the opioid epidemic. @Atul_Gawande
Some ideas to fix this, off the top of my head: put MORE money into research on #RareDiseases , DNA components, and #womenshealth. Then...
...provide discounted gym memberships/build more public spaces with pools and health centers so all have easy & regular access to self-care.
Then make pain-relieving services - chiropractic, massage, PT, acupuncture etc. - more affordable. Drugs are cheap. These are not. The end.
They keep taking them because they have permanent pain. Very few people are easily addicted to opioids.
.@Atul_Gawande @voxdotcom We should continue reducing Opioid Rx "starts" but we mustn't infer causality in a study not designed to assess itpic.twitter.com/8vz3lDzD81
. I disagree you should ascertain the best treatments for each person at the get go.
that is what I am trying to critique. What kinds of situations led to long Rx's was unstudied.
@amit_pawa does the same apply to opioids given perioperatively ? If so then nerve block catheters are back with a bang 
@amit_pawa another really good reason for regional anesthesia!!
... for 10 days?
why not? Better than to get addicted to opioids!
what kind of 10 day blocks do you do?
Interested to know: what happens if you don't KNOW you have been taking opioids? Can you still be addicted?
I'd like to know the answer to that. But such a trial wouldn't pass ethics I don't think @markriceoxley69 @Atul_Gawande
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