epidemic of painkiller misuse and abuse

The 5th “Vital Sign” & the Painkiller Epidemic (Part III of V)

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:33-07:00August 14th, 2014|General|

In Part I and Part II of this series we’ve introduced the idea that contemporary pain management strategies have resulted in an epidemic of painkiller misuse and abuse that’s killing large numbers of people. In fact, misuse and abuse of opiate prescription painkillers takes out more people every year than car crashes. The run-up to the [...]

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The 5th “Vital Sign” & the Painkiller Epidemic (Part I of V)

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:34-07:00July 29th, 2014|General|

In our lifetimes, each one of us is likely to experience pain. The pain experience could be acute and resolve itself in short order (like a bee sting). Pain can also be a chronic experience lasting a long time with varying levels of intensity (like rheumatoid arthritis). Pain is also subjective and what one person considers [...]