Patient Case A 54-year old Caucasian male, 5’10” tall and weighing 200 lbs, presents with chronic neck and shoulder pain.…
COVID-19: Imagine All Those [PAIN] People
So many important points to make, it’s hard to know where to start! But, it seems reasonable to recognize right…
Sufentanil and Alternative Facts
It’s bad enough that mainstream media and politicians continue to spread false information regarding the opioid epidemic, with key blame…
I Swear I am only using Hemp!
Can the new Farm Bill regarding hemp-based products affect Urine Drug Screen Results? Cannabidiol (CBD) is a product that can…
The REAL story of buprenorphine access for pain and addiction to mitigate death risk
In their 3/26/2019 commentary “Want to Reduce Opioid Deaths? Get People the Medications They Need”, a New York Times Editorial…
Response to Oregon’s Tapering Guidance and Tools
We welcome guest blogger Dr. Stephen E. Nadeau, Senior Research Advisor, Alliance for the Treatment of Intractable Pain. Dr. Nadeau…
Happy Holidays or Horrific Hoax?
Happy New Year CMS, Buprenorphine and Tapentadol As many of you already know, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
I decline counseling
As I write this post, I am sitting on a plane, row 26 in Atlanta, Georgia waiting for the aircraft…
Fentanyl; A Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, a phrase popularized by Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, where…
Stoned (and not in a good way)
Apparently these days, treating pain requires stones, or does it? See what guest blogger Dr. Morty Fein has top say……