Sadly, the "integrative" medicine cabal has been very effective at selling their quackery as "nonpharmacological treatments for pain" and thus part of the solution to the opioid addiction epidemic. 1/ https://twitter.com/terminalyill3st/status/1122925744072593409 …
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And the "integrative medicine" cabal has been very busy with its propaganda claiming that its quackery can reduce or eliminate the need for opiates in most patients. 3/https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/effort-integrative-medicine-advocates-coopt-opioid-crisis-claim-nonpharmacological-treatments-for-pain/ …
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Indeed, they've been so successful that
@VeteransHealth is now rife with quackery in the form of "integrative medicine" and even naturopathy. 4/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2016/07/25/the-va-and-dr-tracy-gaudet-integrating-quackery-into-the-care-of-veterans/ …Show this thread -
Moreover, Oregon is proposing limiting opioid prescriptions, forcibly tapering patients on opioids, and paying for quackery instead. 5/ https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/bait-and-switch-in-oregon-substituting-quackery-for-opioids-for-medicaid-patients/ …
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I'm all for decreasing the use of opioids wherever possible, having recently had to be on them for a cervical radiculopathy. However, I'm not in favor of substituting quackery for effective pain relief. 6/6
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Acupuncture helps me, but I still need a low dosage of Vicodin. They definitely should stop trying to torture people with damaged bodies by depriving them of their access to medication.
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