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Coast to Coast - November 26 2017 - The Other Side of Opioids
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More Info............: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2017/11/26
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DATE: Sunday - November 26, 2017
HOST: George Knapp
GUESTS: Dr. Lynn Webster, Josh Bloom, Barby Ingle, Stephen Ziegler, Richard
Lawhern
Millions of Americans who rely on opioid medications for pain are in anguish
because of government pressure and media reports to reduce prescriptions. George
Knapp recently produced an investigative series for KLAS on opioids, and the
people who truly need them. For his C2C special, he delved into the world of
pain relief, big pharma, and government intrusion, with a variety of physicians
and professionals.
First hour guest, pain management expert Dr. Lynn Webster acknowledged that of
the some 64,000 drug-related deaths in the US in 2016 most were opioid-related,
however only 25% of those were tied to prescriptions, and when they were, the
drugs were not from their own prescription. All across the country, physicians
have been frightened into scaling back pain prescriptions to patients in need,
Webster reported, because they might face investigations by the DEA that could
unjustly ruin their careers.
Research chemist Josh Bloom talked about the "war on pain patients" that's been
taking place in recent years. The pharmaceutical industry bears some of the
blame in their drug development and lack of warnings, he remarked. But the CDC
has twisted statistics in creating their guidelines for prescribing opioids for
chronic pain-- as addiction for pain patients is relatively rare, he stated.
President of the International Pain Foundation, Barby Ingle, shared her years
long struggle battling chronic pain. We're advocating, she said, for open access
and life saving medications for patients, "and protection for providers that are
willing to help us."
Pain researcher Stephen Ziegler (related study) lamented that the CDC's
guidelines were developed in secrecy-- they should have invited a variety of
stakeholders to be part of this process, he argued. 11 out of 12 of their
recommendations were based on very weak evidence, he added. Advocate and
research analyst Richard Lawhern pointed out that there are now hundreds of
suicides each year by patients who are deprived of the pain relief they need to
function. The government has no business imposing itself on the doctor-patient
relationship, he declared. The public is encouraged to voice their views here.
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WEBSITE(S):
ipfw.edu
acsh.org
thepainfultruthbook.com
lynnwebstermd.com
face-facts.org/lawhern
barbyingle.com
internationalpain.org
BOOK(S):
The Painful Truth
From Wheels to Heals
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