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opioids

opioids and epidemic
Policywise 

Revisions to CDC opioid guidelines and reflections from a pain specialist  

March 4, 2022March 3, 2022CDC, Chronic Pain, opioids, Pain, Pain Specialist, Prescribing

Last month, the CDC backed down on strict opioid guidelines amid backlash from providers and chronic pain patients. As a pain specialist, I’ve seen firsthand

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Policywise 

Chronic pain management: What is the role of medical ethics?

November 5, 2021November 5, 2021American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, ASBH, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Chronic Pain, medical ethics, opioids, Pain

Exploring decision-making and chronic pain: how some value limited quality lives over prolonged harsh ones and the different parties impacted.

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The Stitch 

Do patients really need opioid painkillers after colorectal surgery?

May 13, 2020June 8, 2020Colorectal Cancer, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Debbie Sugarbaker, Healthcare, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, opioids

Although the opioid epidemic in the United States is currently overshadowed by the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic, the danger of highly addictive opioid medications

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Policywise 

Why Houston isn’t immune from the opioid epidemic

December 6, 2019December 5, 2019Bethanie Shannon Van Horne, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Drug Addiction, opioids, overdose

“Kelly died of an overdose last night,” said a text recently from my childhood best friend, Kristen. This sparked the sixth conversation Kristen and I

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Momentum 

Body of Work podcast: The opioid epidemic in America

June 24, 2019August 12, 2019Body of Work, Healthcare, opioids

More than 130 fatal opioid overdoses occur every day in the United States, and an estimated 1.7 million Americans are suffering from substance use disorders

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Momentum 

The opioid epidemic’s disproportionate effect on middle-aged women

February 6, 2019February 5, 2019Department of Internal Medicine, Healthcare, Mental Health, opioids

Whether it’s death from opioid overdoses or heart attacks, there are health issues that impact women more than men. Per the CDC, about 18 women

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Momentum 

The opioid crisis: What are dangers of fentanyl and its derivatives?

August 29, 2018August 30, 2018Baylor Psychiatry Clinic, Dr. Thomas Kosten, Nicole Blanton, opioids

By now, you are likely aware of the opioid epidemic in the United States. While there has been much public discussion about the abuse of

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Momentum 

Opioid addiction: What you need to know

April 6, 2016October 7, 2016Dipali Pathak, Dr. Thomas Kosten, drug abuse, Healthcare, Houston, Men's Health, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, opioids, Psychiatry, Women's Health

The issue of opioid addiction in the United States has been brought front and center by various groups, including the White House and the Centers

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Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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