Tag: pain
Given Few Options for Chronic Pain, Prisoners Are Making Safer Moonshine
Moonshine, hooch, julep, toilet wine, clear—whatever they call it, over the past 30 years ...
National Cancer Institute Surveys Pain Patients’ Cannabis, Polysubstance Use
A federal government agency has published a wide-ranging series of scientific reports on marijuana ...
BC Lawsuit Highlights Harms of Opioid Prescribing Crackdown
A lawsuit in British Columbia details how a regulatory body is allegedly “harassing” doctors ...
My Old Doctor Gave Me Methadone. Being Forced Into a Clinic Ruined It.
I lost my leg in a car accident when I was 15. A little ...
A Close Look at Denial of Pain Meds to People Who Use Drugs
For people who use drugs, accessing prescription pain medication when needed can be a ...
They Call Me a Drug Seeker. Here’s What Their Opioid Policies Did to Me.
My life changed in a matter of seconds, when in 2010 I sustained a ...
The State of Research on Cannabis as an Opioid “Exit Drug”
It’s legal for adult use in 19 states, two territories and DC, and for ...
Win for Pain Patients as SCOTUS Cuts DEA’s Power to Persecute Prescribers
On June 27, the United States Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the government cannot ...
US Drug Czar Acknowledges the Medical Value of Marijuana
On June 27, the White House “drug czar” recognized the therapeutic potential of marijuana ...
The Ways We “Monsterize” Drug Use, Pain and People
[This article is an adapted excerpt from On Opium: Pain, Pleasure, and Other Matters ...
