Topic: prescription medications

It may turn out that chronic pain, like addiction, is one of those conditions that responds best to an approach that’s both individualized and ongoing, and requires considerable commitment on the patient’s part.

Heroin was a product of the Bayer Company of Germany, marketed as a preferred alternative to morphine– stronger, and thought to be safer

A street dealer explained it: “That’s the dope business, man. You got to protect your corner.”

Many physicians don’t want to offer opioid maintenance. They’re happy to refer out, to an addictionologist or psychiatrist with training.

The public needs to trust the people and institutions that provide the care they depend on when they (or someone they love) is sick.

I always encourage family members with concerns about a loved one’s opioid use to communicate directly with the prescriber.

In a way, drug trial catastrophes are like airline disasters, in that the aura of secrecy extends well beyond the incident itself.

Prescription ODs now account for more fatalities than automobile accidents.

A piece of business worth $9 billion a year is precious to Big Pharma.

It’s simply evidence of the shift by chronic users to a cheaper, more readily available alternative.