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Anchor lead: Should the US follow the lead of other countries in destigmatizing drug use? Elizabeth Tracey reports Portugal is being put forward as a model for decreasing opioid addiction and overdose death, where destigmatization is the linchpin along with …
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Anchor lead: What would be helpful about declaring opioid overdoses a national emergency? 64,000 people dead from opioid overdoses last year. Those are the dire statistics, and Eric Strain, a drug abuse expert at Johns Hopkins, says their impact is …
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Anchor lead: Helping manage health care costs is something called ‘high value care,’ Elizabeth Tracey reports Health care costs too much. That’s an inescapable fact, and one that may be helped by an approach called ‘high value care.’ Paul Rothman, …
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Anchor lead: There is a role for opioid medications in managing some chronic pain, Elizabeth Tracey reports Now that federal authorities are so focused on curtailing the opioid epidemic, does that mean that there’s no place for these medicines in …
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Anchor lead: Helping people in chronic pain requires a multipronged approach, Elizabeth Tracey reports Chronic pain is complicated to manage, and now that opioids are being tightly controlled, new approaches are needed. Michael Clark, a pain expert who spoke at …
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Anchor lead: How can pain be managed in the wake of the opioid crisis? Elizabeth Tracey reports Now that many clinicians are reluctant to prescribe opioid medications, what options are available for those in chronic pain? Michael Clark, a pain …
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Anchor lead: Can a new device replace the traditional gastric bypass surgery? Elizabeth Tracey reports A device to treat obesity known as an ‘Endobarrier’ is producing good results in helping people lose weight and manage their diabetes better, a study …
