Monday, August 28, 2017

Chronic Pain Patient Abandoned by Doctor Dies

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Chronic Pain Patient Abandoned by Doctor Dies: By Pat Anson, Editor

This will be the first Christmas that Tammi Hale spends without her husband
Doug in over 30 years.

The 53-year old Vermont man, who suffered chronic pain from interstitial
cystitis, committed suicide in October after his doctor abruptly cut him
off from opioid pain m

DEA Proposes Further Cuts in Opioid Supply

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DEA Proposes Further Cuts in Opioid Supply: By Pat Anson, Editor

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed an additional 20
percent reduction in the manufacture of many opioid painkillers, including
oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine and morphine. The proposed cuts in the
opioid supply, which would be effective in 2018, are

Stop Torturing Chronic Pain Patients

Stop Torturing Chronic Pain Patients: By Kim Miller, Guest Columnist

Have you heard the stories about people who suffer from unrelenting pain? 

These people, who we'll call 'patients,” are trying to have a life whereby
their pain is controlled enough to participate in some of life's little
pleasures, such as cleaning the

Survey Shows Doctors Shunning Chronic Pain Patients

Survey Shows Doctors Shunning Chronic Pain Patients: By Pat Anson, Editor

Chronic pain patients are not only having problems getting opioid
medication, most are finding it hard just finding a doctor willing to treat
their pain, according to a new survey.

Nearly 3,400 patients, doctors and healthcare providers responded to the
online survey