More New Yorkers Taking Opiates to Treat Back Pain
New research suggests that more upstate New Yorkers with back pain are undergoing surgery and taking prescription opioids, despite the availability of noninvasive treatments.
New research suggests that more upstate New Yorkers with back pain are undergoing surgery and taking prescription opioids, despite the availability of noninvasive treatments.
The CDC has issued guidelines for primary care providers who prescribe opioids for chronic pain.
CMS suppression of claims linked to immediate decline in inpatient rates of related comorbidities.
Does your pain clinic currently allow the use of cannabis in combination with opioid medication? If so, has a maximum THC threshold been identified? How have your patients responded to such treatment?
Are we overestimating the efficacy of step III analgesics?
After legalization, pot-related ER visits increased faster for visitors than for Colorado residents.
The $1.1 billion figure is on top of the $400 million already included in the December budget agreement.
New educational programs are helping curb opioid abuse, but additional measures are needed to solve the epidemic.
There is a new online-based medication management option designed to assist clinicians prescribing opioids with spotting and monitoring overprescribing.
The ACA has publicly come out in support of the CDC’s proposed Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.