Opioids

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Low-Dose Naltrexone: Possible Pain Relief in a Small Package

The following is not intended to be medical advice. If you have questions about low-dose naltrexone, please speak to your doctor.   The drug Narcan, or naloxone, has been in the news for the last five to ten years due to its effective use as an opioid-reversal agent. If someone is overdosing, a spray of […]

“Without opioids, life would be torture”

By PATRICK SKERRETT @PJSkerrett
As the nation begins responding to the epidemic of overdoses and deaths caused by opioids, some people with chronic pain who have relied on these powerful painkillers for years are finding them harder to get. A survey conducted by the Boston Globe and Inspire, a health care