So now Narcan is available through Amazon. Now b/c I take Rx pain meds this is all of my advertising feed on Facebook, YouTube and even on Google Chrome articles.

Late Easter humor.

What could possibly go wrong?

'CMS invites hospitals to raise prices and buy Physician practices.'

forbes.com/sites/gebai/20…

Cannot understand why ER's wouldn't be testing for fentanyl in an overdose patient. Apparently we need legislation to do something that just makes sense. Our healthcare system is ruined from capitalism.

painmedicinenews.com/Policy-and-Leg…

Of course Reckitt Bienckiser is listed as one of the companies that produce these products.

'Chemicals Found In Popular Household Products Potentially Linked To Autism, Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests'

forbes.com/sites/ariannaj…

Yes bc the only metric that ever matters is reducing Rx opioids and other controlled substances. Nothing else matters. Ever. I’m so sick of the same studies and articles over and over while they ignore the mass harm the continue to cause. techexplorist.com/early-pain-ide…

'Basically, I'd rather die helpless, than beg for help from people who refuse to believe me until I'm dead.'
#PainCareCrisis #ChronicPain #InPainMeToo

'The last time I went (to ER) they gave me Tylenol and added to my chart I was drug seeking and that I had psychological issues. I filed a complaint, and was told I got the proper care. I've given up advocating for myself.'
#PainCareCrisis #ChronicPain #InPainMeToo

“Notably, between 1999 and 2019, the number of overdose deaths involving PRESCRIPTION opioids has quadrupled (8)”
REALLY?
From this paper:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

#opioids
#pain
#opioidhysteria

Too many times to count.

10/These findings remind us.
Clinically, not offering opioids can be a wrong choice, just as offering them can also be a wrong choice.
Clinicians should not decide based on biases and reactivity but on the human being before them. Our podcast pod.link/healer/episode…

11/These findings remind us of a research lesson too. Studies that merely report an achieved decline in opioid prescriptions often fail to report clinical outcomes. That's a mistake. Let's be more judicious in reporting and reading results.