Same church different pew you ponder? It’s not that simple. Almost a year to the day since the availability of…
Politicians Bamboozle Constituents & Neglect Real Issue of Opioid Risk Mitigation
…and all this simply to win favor by using the “opioid epidemic” and innocent bystanders. As the media blitz continues…
When Politicians Play Doctor
When politicians play doctor: patients lose, but politicians still win. The political and media assault on an important new pain…
Zohydro : Rogue State Politics & A Law Enforcement Perspective
Massachusetts did what? In recent weeks a lot has been said and written about potential pain medication abuse. Lawmakers and…
Have we spilled the beans on opioids?
Guest Blogger Dr. Jessica E Geiger-Hayes, together with several of her palliative care colleagues offered to share some insight on…
What is worse, the Opioid Epidemic or the Stupidity Epidemic?
Pain colleague Dr. Jay Joshi recently wrote a blog for National Pain Report entitled What is worse, the Opioid Epidemic…
Opioids, Anarchy, Communism, and Pain
What kind of a government, economic and healthcare system do we really have and what kind do we want when…
A Painless Twelve Days of Christmas, Looking Back
This season, we are fortunate to have guest blogger Jillian Leigh Faxon of Western New England University College of Pharmacy.…
Mythbusters: Hydrocodone is NOT a ProDrug!
Many urban myths have surfaced of late, perhaps as a result of the newfound interest among politicians professing to be…
Take aim at the battleship, not the dinghy
Last week’s Consumer Reports cover story, “Special report: The dangers of painkillers” highlights the important issue of prescription pain drug abuse…