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If you are forced to stop opioids…
…without a proper assessment and comprehensive civil discussion with your prescriber, it could be very uncomfortable. I recognize that when…
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…
Speaking Truth to Power: CDC Must Recall and Rewrite Their 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids
After an eventful summer, and my short hiatus from blog writing, Dr. Lawhern agreed to kick off the academic year…
Insurance Companies, Learned Helplessness, and Opioid Deaths
Politicians, media muckrakers, and blood thirsty legal corporations have launched an all-out attack on prescribing clinicians for causing and/or contributing…
Opioid Porn – I know it When I see It
Wow, look at the size of that pork butt. Take a gander at the freshly whipped cream, that gooey cheese.…
Numbskulls, Naloxone, and Nursing Homes
Intro to Apathy As of July 1, 2018, all fire extinguishers will be removed from adult living facilities, assisted living…
Random versus Scheduled: Maximizing the Efficacy of Urine Drug Monitoring
Within the last four months, myself and colleagues have contributed to two publications in order to sort out various issues…
Looking for UDM Guidelines? Urine Luck
In January 2018, Urine Drug Monitoring Consensus Guidelines were released to include recommendations for prescribers and other healthcare clinicians regarding…
Real World Study or Reality Show
Recently investigators working at the Minneapolis VA Hospital conducted a study examining the efficacy of nonopioids vs opioids in a…