by PAINS Project | Dec 21, 2015 | News, Pain Policy |
Published by CDC Overall drug overdose death rates have never been higher, and 6 out of 10 of these deaths involved opioids. Opioid overdose deaths, including deaths related to opioid pain relievers and heroin, increased significantly between 2013 and 2014, according...
by PAINS Project | Dec 14, 2015 | News, Pain Policy |
Released by CDC Every day, 52 Americans die from overdoses of prescription opioids and many more lives are shattered by addiction. Many Americans also suffer from chronic pain, a major public health concern in the U.S. Patients with chronic pain deserve safe and...
by PAINS Project | Dec 14, 2015 | Pain Education, PAINS Updates, Research, Veterans |
The Pain Assessment Screening and Outcomes Registry (PASTOR) We are pleased to announce this important Educational Brief, which is the seventh in a series of briefs profiling policy and educational issues important to improving chronic pain. We wish to thank the...
by PAINS Project | Dec 14, 2015 | Advocacy, News & Updates, Pain Policy |
Published by National Pain Report Now that the Centers for Disease Control has decided to open up the public comment period on its controversial guidelines on opioid prescribing, pain advocates are urging that people participate. One group that greatly influenced the...
by PAINS Project | Dec 12, 2015 | Advocacy, News, Pain Policy, PAINS Updates, Policy Alerts & Updates |
by Myra Christopher, PAINS Director Several months ago the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that it was their plan to develop guidelines for opioid prescribing. Since then there has been much speculation and concern about this initiative among those...
