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Powerful painkillers do little to improve patients’ daily functioning, finds the American Academy of Neurology in a new position statement on opioid painkillers for chronic pain not related to cancer. Written by Dr. Gary Franklin, research professor...

Missed connection Painkillers can be gateway to heroin for teens Most teens who use heroin tried narcotic painkillers first, according to a new report. The transition from painkillers to heroin comes as no surprise to experts who study drug addiction...

Chicago, IL – In a recent interview, 56-year-old Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon said that he uses marijuana to help him deal with the pain that he suffers from playing football for his entire life. Using marijuana has helped him to stop taking...

If you get a prescription for Vicodin or Valium, Xanax or OxyContin, it almost certainly gets recorded in a government database. Almost every state now has a “prescription drug monitoring program" (PDMP), a registry listing every patient who was prescribed...

Drug Rehab Addiction Treatment Alcoholism Center | New Method Wellness By Join Together Staff A new study found that about one-third of Medicare patients who get prescriptions (Rx) for painkillers receive them from multiple doctors, which raises their...