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More on Controlled Substances in Medicine
By Muhammad Saleem
The use of controlled substances in medicine is a heavily argued topic, with benefits being weighed heavily against the potential for abuse. So, today we’re taking a look at one side of the argument, namely the medical benefits and clinical uses of abused drugs. Please enjoy.
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Sens. Baucus and Grassley look into the close financial ties between the makers of painkillers and the patient advocacy groups that promote them, including the newly defunct American Pain Foundation.
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Medical Boards Get More Tools to Investigate Physicians
Political pressure and more attention to the growing problem of prescription drug abuse have contributed to increased scrutiny of medical boards in recent years. That has led some states to pass legislation or make policy changes to bolster how the boards regulate and discipline physicians.
As a result, medical boards across the country are taking more disciplinary actions against doctors. The number of board actions against physicians increased 6.8%, from 5,652 in 2010 to 6,034 in 2011, according to an annual summary of board actions compiled by the FSMB.
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More Americans are now dying from drug overdoses than from traffic accidents and gun violence. The majority of these drug overdose deaths involve opioids—and at least half of them prescription painkillers.
In a new Healthcare Triage YouTube series, funded by NIHCM Foundation, Dr. Aaron Carroll explains the current opioid crisis and how we got here in four short, consumer-friendly videos:
• the history of a growing epidemic
• the science of how opioids relieve pain
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1 in 4 BCBS Members in Tennessee Filled an Opioid Prescription in 2015
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee recently released a study on the opioid epidemic. Here are some key findings from the report:
• 24% of BCBS members in Tennessee filled at least one opioid prescription in 2015.
• 1 in 5 members nationwide filled an opioid prescription in 2015.
• 5.5% of Tennessee members were on a long-duration opioid regimen in 2015.
• Nationally, 3.8% were on a long-duration opioid regimen in 2015.
• 16.5 per 1,000 members are diagnosed with opioid use disorder in Tennessee.
• 8.3% of Americans are diagnosed with opioid use disorder.
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