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Opioids
Prescription opioids treat acute, short-term pain. However, they carry a high risk of abuse and addiction. There are special considerations for their use.
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What are your chronic pain management options?
Chronic pain is defined as any pain that lasts for three to…
Updated on Sep. 16, 2020
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Walmart introduces new opioid prescription policies
In an effort to help curb opioid use and misuse as part…
Sep. 7, 2018
Health Education
The dangers of using opioids as sleep aids
The word morphine is derived from Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams.…
Aug. 22, 2019
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Fighting the opioid epidemic in the U.S.
Prescription opioids were originally prescribed for acute, short-term pain. In the 1990s,…
Jun. 20, 2017
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What is the Controlled Substances Act?
The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is a federal, U.S. drug policy, under…
Updated on Jul. 17, 2020