A surgeon’s group offers a blueprint for safer pain management Proper disposal of prescription painkillers and use of safe alternatives to manage pain could help combat America’s opioid abuse epidemic, doctors say. “Today, we are in the midst of an opioid crisis,” said Dr. David Ring, chairman of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) […]
Ohio is one of the states in the heart of the opioid epidemic. In July, the Cincinnati Enquirer send 60 reporters, photographers and videographers into Ohio communities to chronicle an ordinary week in this extraordinary time. Often times we feel safe and secluded from a national epidemic. This documentary shows the reality of what our […]
Did you know that there is an “app” that can teach someone how to snort a line of cocaine, roll a joint or smoke a virtual cigarette? Technology, while necessary, can be a difficult path to navigate for parents! Instant gratification of social media, snap chatting, texting, Googling, and more are changing the nature of […]
While the overall smoking rate has declined, including a drop among youth to a record low of 6 percent, the numbers don’t tell the whole story. Tobacco use disproportionately affects many populations—including people in low-income communities, racial and ethnic minorities, LGBT individuals, members of the military and those with mental health conditions—who have a long and documented […]
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 Skylor Weyaus is 24 years old. Up until last week, he had his whole life ahead of him. Now, he is laying in a hospital bed in St. Cloud in a coma – a coma from which he will never awaken. Skylor loved basketball more than anything. “If he could have […]
Each year, more than 300 patients with chronic pain take part in a three-week program at the Pain Rehabilitation Center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Their complaints range widely, from specific problems such as intractable lower-back pain to systemic issues such as fibromyalgia. By the time patients enroll, many have tried just about everything […]