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Tag: prescription painkillers

woman walks down sidewalk with the help of a walker. She has chronic pain
Posted inChronic Disease

A doctor’s tweet, a mother’s complaint, a loss for chronic pain patients.

by Taylor Knopf March 10, 2020March 10, 2020

By Taylor Knopf For Courtney Cates, pain medication is the difference between taking short walks or staying in bed. It’s the difference between talking with her 8-year-old son or passing him notes. Cates, 37, suffers from chronic pain in her back, leg and jaw resulting from car accidents, failed surgeries and a painful jaw disease. […]

Attorney general Josh Stein speaks at a podium to reporters about measures to fight the opioid crisis.
Posted inOral Health

NC dentists join AG Josh Stein in effort to fight opioid epidemic

by Anne Blythe January 8, 2020January 8, 2020

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