State Seeks Tricky Balance Between Chronic Pain Care and Safety

State seeks tricky balance between chronic pain care and safety
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Do not take more pain medication than instructed. If your pain gets worse, call your doctor. • Store all of your medications securely — lock them up. • Ask your pharmacist about the possibility of drug interactions. Some drugs, such as sleeping pills … Read more on Santa Fe New Mexican.com

Heroin: Cheap, plentiful, deadly
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Nearly everyone involved in addiction treatment and law enforcement cites a connection between increased heroin use and prescription pill abuse. Doctors prescribe opioid painkillers such as OxyContin. Patients get hooked, or those close to the patient … Read more on Tribune-Review

From the State That Legalized Weed, Comes the World's Strongest Drug Test
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They generally test for between 3 and 14 drugs, in other words, for smoking pot or blowing lines of cocaine. But pee cups have their limits. Drug detection …. It can make all the difference, says Michael Dinneen, who leads CeDAR's extended-care … Read more on Mashable