Pain medication addiction is a serious issue that affects millions of people worldwide. It often begins innocently, with the legitimate use of prescription drugs to manage pain after surgery or an ...

Pain pills, often referred to as prescription opioids, are a double-edged sword. On one hand, they offer a powerful tool for managing moderate to severe pain, helping people regain lost mobility and ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – “When I was on pain meds and in pain all the time, you’re going through hell, and you are really just trying to make it sometimes, one hour at a time,” said Eric Bumpus, a 43-year-old ...

April 23, 2012 (Atlanta, GA) — Methadone and buprenorphine are viable analgesic treatment options for patients with chronic pain and comorbid opioid addiction. However, when it comes to safety, ...

(UPDATED) Last week, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted to impose stricter controls on prescriptions for drugs like Vicodin, which contain the opioid pain reliever hydrocodone.

Shaq admits he was addicted to pain medication throughout his career: "Instead of one, I would take three" originally appeared on Basketball Network. Shaquille O'Neal may have played a lot like ...

Treating chronic pain patients who also have addictions to substances like alcohol and opiates can be very challenging, according to a report by the Reading Eagle. Kenneth W. Thompson, MD, medical ...

Prescriptions of tapentadol have surged in the last five years - The Examination After years of misery, Brad Liefvoort managed to beat his addiction to oxycodone. In 2018, he and his wife, Linda ...

March 9, 2011 (Orlando, Florida) — Editor's note: Patients who are addicted to drugs pose a special challenge when they present with pain at hospital emergency departments (EDs). Clinicians struggle ...

Though rarely considered during treatment for opioid use disorder, uncontrolled pain is strongly linked to less success in treatment outcomes, a lower quality of life, and mental health issues, a new ...

Kaitlyn Bristowe's recovery from her boob job wasn't all that rosy. Three months after undergoing breast augmentation surgery for new implants, the Bachelor Nation star got candid about her experience ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – “When I was on pain meds and in pain all the time, you’re going through hell, and you are really just trying to make it sometimes, one hour at a time,” said Eric Bumpus, a 43-year-old ...