Tag: opioid addiction
Trump declares opioid crisis a public health emergency
“The United States is by far the largest consumer of these drugs, using more opioid pills per person than any other country … in the...
Tackling opioid addiction in America
Substance misuse is “one of the most pressing public health crises of our time” according to US Surgeon General Vivek H Murthy, in his...
NASS signs letter calling for urgent political action on US opioid...
A large group of societies—including the North American Spine Society—have signed a letter urging for the US Capitol to take action to tackle the...
Survey indicates that many back pain patients get limited relief from...
Millions of people take opioids for chronic back pain, but many of them get limited relief while experiencing side effects and worrying about the...