Apparently these days, treating pain requires stones, or does it? See what guest blogger Dr. Morty Fein has top say……
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…
Guns, Pain, Drugs, and Thugs
I sit in amazement as I type, that any human being can somehow muster the indifference to defend a policy…
There’s a New Buprenorphine on the Block
With the recent FDA approval of a buprenorphine extended release injection, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to discuss practical…
Addiction, Hotline Bling and the Opioid Thing
No matter where you turn these days, it’s common to find people fixated on their next dose. At family gatherings,…
Days of Christmas and CDC Catastrophes Share Number 12
Today we bring you a PainDr.com version of the Twelve days of Christmas – but this time, it’s satirically based…
Figures Lie and Liars Figure – Why the Demographics of the So-Called “Prescription Opioid Crisis” Don’t Work
Dr Richard Lawhern was kind enough to share his November 17, 2017 National Pain report post, Figures Lie and Liars…
PROPer Nanny
Bulletin: Heroin and Fentanyl Dealers are Ignoring Morphine Sulfate Equivalent (MSE) Limits and Offering Ultra High Dose Unit Opioids in…
Beware of the “Holy Trinity”
With the Memorial Day Weekend upon us, I thought it would be a great opportunity to remind patients requiring regular use…