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  1. 29 Dec 2018

    Dr. Joshua Barocas and Dr. Richard Saitz opine: restrictive government regulations and lingering provider biases hinder access to methadone and buprenorphine medication treatments for dependence. Read more in :

  2. 30 Dec 2018

    We are witnessing an epidemic of ignorance & prejudice punishing & inflicting pain on innocent patients simply because they take opiates.

  3. Dec 31

    Can 23 million Americans be wrong? They have been taking pain medicine for years and it doesn't work?

  4. 28 Dec 2018

    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?

  5. Commissioner speaks to a group of clinicians at the Walla Walla Clinic & Surgery Center about the new 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

  6. 10 hours ago

    A Society that does not treat people in pain is a society with serious problems.

  7. 25 minutes ago

    maker Insys paid kickbacks to physician assistant, jury hears |

  8. 19 hours ago

    A new report reveals some eye-popping details about the epidemic, such as this: Illegally-made seems to be the likely cause of a 45% jump in synthetic opioid-related deaths from 2016-2017. Read more:

  9. Jan 4

    January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month! Need help educating pregnant & parenting women with use disorder (OUD)? Enhance understanding of OUD and its effects on their pregnancies and their babies with these fact sheets:

  10. How bad is America's 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.

  11. Wound botulism can mimic the symptoms of 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 .

  12. 31 Dec 2018

    People tend to think of young people in relation to the epidemic, but it can be just as devastating for older adults. explains how the crisis affects seniors:

  13. 28 Dec 2018

    As 2018 ends, overdoses continue to mount in , causing widespread grief

  14. Our JAMA Surgery article on how gabapentin may help prevent chronic use following surgery was the most talked about article in 2018 for .

  15. Jan 2

    130 Americans die every day from an overdose, including prescription and illicit .

  16. 3 hours ago

    The mu receptor is a molecular marker for poor prognosis in and represents a potential therapeutic target |

  17. 26 Dec 2018
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    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 pain medication to help pts w/ chronic pain. I hope you can find a compassionate doctor to help you Angela.

  18. Jan 1

    Refuse surgery unless pain medicine given post op. Post negative web comments hospital and doctor CDC SAID NOTHING ABOUT THIS!

  19. Jan 2

    tools are helping specialists support primary care physicians in the fight against the crisis:

  20. 5 hours ago

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