Pain Medication News

Jasper mayor arrested for public intoxication

Administrator — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:21:54 +0000

Jasper Mayor Mike Lout was arrested and charged with public intoxication by Jasper Police following an incident at a local restaurant Sunday, July 25.

Macey’s sponsors drug drop off event

Administrator — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:51:56 +0000

“Crush them and flush them“ used to be the way to dispose of old and unneeded medications, but now Cache Valley residents are being encouraged to turn them over to the police.

Transforaminal injection of steroids shows viable alternative to surgery for lumbar radicular pain

Administrator — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:06:35 +0000

A recent study from Australian researchers determined that transforaminal injection of steroids was a viable alternative to surgery for lumbar radicular pain due to disc herniation. Full details of the study appear in the August issue of Pain Medicine, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New …

Confessed serial rapist complains of treatment during incarceration

Administrator — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:15:49 +0000

By CHRIS MENEES Staff Reporter Confessed serial rapist Bruce Tuck has filed a civil rights violation complaint against the Shelby County sheriff and sheriff’s department.

The Sore and Suffering May Soon be Soothed by Snail Spit

Administrator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:18:55 +0000

Powerful neurotoxins contained in the saliva of a species of sea snail can be successfully synthesized into effective yet non-addictive pain medication.

Move to restrict painkillers would put onus on doctors

Administrator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:11:01 +0000

Move to restrict painkillers would put onus on doctors

Wayland rescue group goes the distance for cats

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:54:59 +0000

Imagine that you are trying to stay warm in a car engine when someone turns it on. A stray kitten had this experience recently. She was in the engine compartment of a jeep when the owner turned the engine on and heard terrible sounds. He checked under the hood and found the kitty caught in the fan. He called his friend Marcel to help.

Prescription-type opiate overdoses, deaths continue to rise in King County

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:18:35 +0000

The number of people dying in King County from prescription-type opiate overdoses continues to rise, according to results released today from the 2009 King County Drug Trends report.

Washington State Moves to Tighten Controls on Pain Killers

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:08:06 +0000

Regulators in Washington State are attempting to stem what some see as the excessive use of prescribed narcotics.

Tampa police searching Dale Mabry pain clinic

Administrator — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:02:29 +0000

Times staff Monday, July 26, 2010 TAMPA — Police are executing a search warrant at a pain clinic in a Dale Mabry Highway plaza. Police say they are at 2314 N. Dale Mabry Highway, near Cherry Street. Tampa is among bay area governments cracking down on pain clinics, which law enforcement agencies say sometimes operate as pill mills that dispense pain medications while asking few questions.