A Pained Life: An Activism Primer

A Pained Life: An Activism Primer: By Carol Levy, Columnist Those of us who write columns and articles, or comment and tweet about chronic pain, beat the same drum, repeatedly: The world needs to hear us. We have to make our voices heard. Unfortunately, the most common response seems to be along the lines of “We can't.” Th

Are CDC Opioid Guidelines Causing More Suicides?

Are CDC Opioid Guidelines Causing More Suicides?: By Pat Anson, Editor A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention documented a disturbing trend in suicides in the United States. Suicides increased by 24 percent from 1999 to 2014, and are now the 10th leading cause of death in the country.    In 2014, n

Committee Calls on Administration to Protect Medicare Patients From Opioid Epidemic

Committee Calls on Administration to Protect Medicare Patients From Opioid Epidemic: Kevin Brady, R- Texas, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release:. As part of the Ways and Means Committee's ongoing bipartisan work to combat the opioid epidemic, Chairman Kevin Brady and Ranking Member Richard Neal, along with Health Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam and Ranking Member Sander Levin today made specific...