New polling data from The Boston Globe reveals that U.S. physicians are prescribing fewer opioids. But how does the trend impact patients – and the nation’s opioid addiction epidemic? The Boston Globe Data The Globe’s Read more…
More than half of doctors across America are curtailing opioid prescriptions, and nearly 1 in 10 have stopped prescribing the drugs, according to a new nationwide online survey. But even as physicians retreat from opioids, Read more…
There’s no way to address America’s prescription drug abuse crisis without balanced pain management, explained the National Institutes of Health’s Linda Porter, PhD, at Tuesday’s Summit on Balanced Pain Management. But clearing the way for Read more…
21st Century Cures offers much-needed help for those suffering from addiction but work remains to improve access to non-opioid pain therapy options WASHINGTON – Today, the Alliance for Balanced Pain Management (AfBPM) made the following Read more…
After four years of opioid treatments, Jim Pershing had had enough. Mr. Pershing served three tours of duty in Vietnam as a Radioman for the navy. There, he became exposed to Agent Orange, which caused Read more…
The Obama administration’s plan offers much needed help for those suffering from addiction but doesn’t address non-opioid therapy options WASHINGTON, July 6, 2016 – Today, the Alliance for Balanced Pain Management (AfBPM) made the following statement Read more…
In 2001, Mariah O’Brien was severely injured when the car she was riding in was hit by a vehicle traveling 70 mph on a Chicago expressway. “I broke my neck in two places and my Read more…
Pain advocates on this side of the Atlantic could learn from our European counterparts when considering how to advance balanced pain management. This past week, I had the opportunity to participate in the Societal Impact of Read more…
Read the new white paper from the Alliance for Balanced Pain Management.
October 27, 2014 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) workshop is co-sponsored by the NIH Office of Disease Prevention (ODP), the NIH Pain Consortium, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute of Read more…