Injuries and Nerve Damage from Smart Phone Use shar.es/a3SmQt

Nine PA County jails receive grant for opioid abuse treatment observer-reporter.com/news/localnews… via Observer-Reporter

Great article by Oliver J and Carlson C. Misperceptions about the ‘Opioid Epidemic:’ Exploring the Facts. painmanagementnursing.org/article/S1524-…

In the shadow of the opioid crisis, hepatitis C is rising in Appalachia | Opinion newsweek.com/shadow-opioid-…

Good news! Every prescriber should know this! Thanks as always to co-authors Leo Beletsky Scott Burris & @ibinswanger

Coronavirus, not just the risk, but the risks it creates journalpatriot.com/opinion/corona… via @thewilkesjournalpatriot

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The 2016 #CDC #opioid guideline was never meant to apply to patients with #cancer-related pain. But #PNN columnist Roger Chriss says many cancer patients now have trouble getting #opioid medication. #cancerpain #chronicpain #cpp bit.ly/3gPfaDU

Opioid overdoses have skyrocketed amid the coronavirus, but states are nevertheless slashing... statnews.com/2020/07/16/opi… via STAT

Great news!

We knew 2020 was the worst year in history for fatal overdoses. It shouldn't have been necessary to reverse engineer CDC data to find the real number of deaths, but it was. ~100k deaths. Joseph Friedman, MD, PhD, MPH Samir Akre as data hackers in AJPH ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJ…

Thank you Project Lazarus for helping to keep our officers equipped with Narcan. Know the signs of opioid overdose: Slow breathing or pulse Blue lips or fingernails Labored breathing Passing out Vomiting Pale skin Suspect overdose? Call 911 immediately. #naloxonesaveslives

🧵🧵🧵 NEW STUDY: The rate of all-cause mortality for people on Opioid Agonist Treatment (buprenorphine or methadone) was 53% LOWER than the rate when people were not on these medications. (1/x) jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

🙄 Purdue settlement: Real vs perceived needs. In October, most naloxone distribution will cease. 10k extra OD deaths. We have a generic manufacturer willing to make a bespoke batch, but need $3 million assurance to turn on the machines. @ejwheeler9 washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08…

“Drug checking is also an essential public health response to a treacherous drug supply, to an unrelenting increase in overdose deaths,” he said. It is our first line of defense against unregulated commercial drug experimentation. Rose Hoban northcarolinahealthnews.org/2021/09/02/opi…

As promised, here our analysis of Roger Chou’s conflicts of interest, which were hidden until July 2021 and undermine the credibility of the CDC Pain Guidelines. Pallimed Terri Lewis, PhD #GratefulToBeVaccinated in TN-6 Bev Schechtman🇮🇱 Life Is Art Carrie🐦‍⬛🔥 Special thanks to Andrea Anderson!! 🙏🏼 pallimed.org/2021/09/roger-…

important story, but no, their crisis is SIMILAR, not opposite: we have massively undertreated pain due to our attempts to crack down on prescribing & dismissal of any claims of need for opioids as addiction or pharma propaganda.

Really looking forward to this conference next month! Excited to present our perioperative pain treatment research

Could 2 followers please copy and re-post this tweet? I'm trying to demonstrate that someone is always there, especially at this time of year. Call 800-273-8255 (National Suicide Prevention Helpline US). Just two. Any two. Copy, not retweet. Let’s all look out for each other.