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Tuesday, March 27th, 2018
Dentist Group Announces Policy to Cut Opioid Painkiller Prescriptions
The American Dental Association its members to reduce the number of opioid painkillers they are prescribing. The Association announced a new policy stating that members should “essentially eliminate” opioids...
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Thursday, March 16th, 2017
Study Recommends Simple Method to Reduce Painkiller Problem
As the prescription painkiller opioid epidemic continues, healthcare officials and top leaders in government are scrambling to find effective solutions. Most states have implemented prescription monitoring tools, more doctors...
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
Doctors Focus on Reducing Painkiller Use in Chronic Pain Patients
A recent study of patients taking prescription narcotics for chronic pain conditions focused on reducing the amount of drugs they were using. The research team, headed by Dr. Beth...
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2015
Many Doctors Still Underestimate Threat of Painkillers
New research shows that some physicians are still struggling with understanding the dangers of overprescribing narcotic painkillers and the mechanism of addiction regarding the opioids. Researchers out of Johns...
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Sunday, December 14th, 2014
U.S. Doctors Cutting Back on Painkiller Prescriptions: Study
Nearly half of the physicians surveyed in a recent John Hopkins study said they were less likely to prescribe powerful painkillers than they were just a year ago. And,...
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Monday, October 27th, 2014
Prescription Narcotics Shown to be Ineffective for Long-Term Pain Relief
Painkillers were originally manufactured and prescribed to handle chronic pain. For patients who did not have illnesses such as cancer but did have chronic back pain or other joint...
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