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Dr. Joshua Barocas and Dr. Richard Saitz opine: restrictive government regulations and lingering provider biases hinder access to methadone and buprenorphine medication treatments for
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We are witnessing an epidemic of ignorance & prejudice punishing & inflicting pain on innocent patients simply because they take opiates.
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Can 23 million Americans be wrong? They have been taking pain medicine for years and it doesn't work?
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Who said primary care doctors could not take of pain? We have been doing it for 100's of years. CDC says we now unqualified?
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Commissioner
@JimmyChungMD speaks to a group of clinicians at the Walla Walla Clinic & Surgery Center about the new#opioid rules. If you have questions or would like a commissioner to come speak to your organization, send us a message or email medical.speakers@doh.wa.gov pic.twitter.com/axRzk2qebl
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A Society that does not treat people in pain is a society with serious problems.
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#Opioid maker Insys paid kickbacks to physician assistant, jury hears@Reuters_Health |#ECMhttp://bit.ly/2RV68cI -
A new
@CDC report reveals some eye-popping details about the#opioid epidemic, such as this: Illegally-made#fentanyl seems to be the likely cause of a 45% jump in synthetic opioid-related deaths from 2016-2017. Read more: http://ow.ly/RsBa30ncbqB -
January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month! Need help educating pregnant & parenting women with
#opioid use disorder (OUD)? Enhance understanding of OUD and its effects on their pregnancies and their babies with these fact sheets: http://bit.ly/HealthyPregnancyFactsheets … pic.twitter.com/UjhNMFX07l
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How bad is America's
#opioid crisis? So bad that it's reversed life expectancies for USA 2 yrs in a row. And so bad that the Natl Academy of Sciences now has a daily feed on opioid news -- unprecedented for health, I believe. http://nationalacademies.org/opioidepidemic -
Wound botulism can mimic the symptoms of
#opioid overdose. A recent outbreak in San Diego showed the importance of early identification of botulism. Know the symptoms to protect your patients. Learn more in@CDCMMWR. http://ow.ly/2tCM30naZpG pic.twitter.com/80x4zWkh1A
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People tend to think of young people in relation to the
#opioid epidemic, but it can be just as devastating for older adults.@NPRHealth explains how the crisis affects seniors: http://ow.ly/ALll30n4Jhn#painmanagementpic.twitter.com/30fEIYPZ5Z
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As 2018 ends,
#opioid overdoses continue to mount in#Maryland, causing widespread griefhttps://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-md-overdose-deaths-2018-story,amp.html … -
Our JAMA Surgery article on how gabapentin may help prevent chronic
#opioid use following surgery was the most talked about article in 2018 for@JAMASurgery.#PainAwarenessMonth http://bit.ly/2Puy46h@StanfordPainpic.twitter.com/6s2thGoTk7
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130 Americans die every day from an
#opioid overdose, including prescription and illicit#opioids. http://go.usa.gov/xEcuR pic.twitter.com/Wn7Q5Vun0l
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The mu
#opioid receptor is a molecular marker for poor prognosis in#HepatocellularCarcinoma and represents a potential therapeutic target@BJAJournals |#ECMhttp://bit.ly/2RWSUfo -
Awful! That was extremely difficult to watch & it makes me sad, yet boil w/ anger. There’s NO excuse for this. We have safe & LEGAL
#opioid pain medication to help pts w/ chronic pain. I hope you can find a compassionate doctor to help you Angela.#opioids#opioidhysteria#pain -
Refuse surgery unless pain medicine given post op. Post negative web comments hospital and doctor CDC SAID NOTHING ABOUT THIS!
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#Telehealth tools are helping specialists support primary care physicians in the fight against the#opioid crisis: https://hubs.ly/H0fYySy0 pic.twitter.com/wDrS9ZKhYX
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Resources RT
@GlobalPHObserv:#Opioid Epidemic | http://National-Academies.org News http://nationalacademies.org/opioidepidemic/
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