Chronic Pain

Let’s Talk About Pain During Pain Awareness Month

September is Pain Awareness Month, a public health campaign sponsored by the American Chronic Pain Association since 2011, to raise awarenesss, “about how pain affects families, communities, the nation and the individual while also educating caregivers and healthcare professionals about various treatment options available to pain patients.” Cleveland Clinic explains that “pain occurs when something …

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Opioids for Arthritis: Effective Pain Relief or Not Worth the Risk?

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids-including prescription pain relivers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl- is a serious national crisis that effects public health as well as social and economic …

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