You read that right folks. In the latest efforts by anti-opioid zealots and supposed “Addiction Medicine Specialists”, a new opioid-related…
Pushing Back Against the Narrative of Persistent Opioid Use Following Surgery
There has been an established narrative for years indicating that opioid use throughout and following surgical procedures increases risk of…
Documenting ‘Red Flags’ on Opioids: Another Step in the Pharmacy Crawl
Ohio is back in the PainDr blogosphere again! Unsurprisingly, the state is making headlines around potentially painful opioid laws. In…
Do Antidepressants Treat Pain? Honesty or Hoax?
Is antidepressant efficacy in chronic pain just another hoax? Or, is there some honesty to it?
Read along to explore a new meta-analysis that some have used to challenge the overall efficacy of antidepressants for chronic pain. What do the results mean from a mechanistic and historic perspective? Should we even be using antidepressants to treat chronic pain?
Memorial Day Remembrance: Sacrifices Made and Chronic Pain
As Memorial Day comes and passes, it’s an important time to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. For…
Gabapentin and Opioid Use Disorder: Correlation, Causation, or Callowness?
In a recent news release, gabapentin use appeared to “increase” risk of opioid use disorder. Sounds performative right? Well, yes, it likely is. Let’s dive into the data behind these claims, and what the “study” actually found regarding gabapentin and risk of OUD!
Pain – It’s All in Your Head!
May is Mental Health Month, so let’s talk about pain in the brain!
Is pain really just in your head? Should your physical symptoms be dismissed because of some misinterpretation of the biopsychosocial model?
In our latest blog, we address this growing (and concerning) narrative that pain is just in your head and can be treated as such. We debate what the current understanding of the biopsychosocial model is. Finally, we do discuss the realistic goals of behavioral health directed at chronic and acute pain!
You get naloxone! You get naloxone! YOU ALL GET NALOXONE!
Finally! Some encouraging news coming from the frontline of the opioid overdose crisis. Naloxone nasal spray has been approved as…
We’re Back! A Pain Pharmacist’s Story.
Welcome Back! After a long hiatus, the PainDr team is back! We appreciate the patience and support while we…
In Memoriam – A Lemonade L’chaim from the Grave
As Mark Twain said, “Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated!” Seriously, you thought I was going to leave you…