#Opioid

jeff deeney

jeff_deeney

I worked for one for more than six years and it showed me what a huge mistake it was letting courts control the drug treatment system in a way that

Chris Vanderveen

chrisvanderveen

THREADIt's common these days for critics of this business to suggest we err in our inability to find fault in 1.) ourselves & 2.) the powerful.And while sometimes, yes, that's

Magnesium Papi/BowTied Mg🐍🪷

Grimhood

Chronic social isolation causes upregulation of Kappa opioid receptors, which in turn causes the inhibition of both GABA AND dopamine, the two most vital neurotransmitters in mental/emotional health. Individuals with

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Fractal_Cell

“TRV130 prevented acute brain hypoxia induced by moderate doses of oxycodone.”TRV130 is $TRVN Trevena’s lead candidate (Oliceridine) that is an IV-delivered medication for moderate-to-severe pain, and has an 8/7 PDUFA

Ana Goñi-Lessan

goni_lessan

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. I've reported on the opioid overdose crisis, but this summer it set my world on fire when a family member died from an overdose

Dr.SicilianoCalipari

TheErinCalipari

A lot of focus has been on controlling COVID19 (rightfully so), but let's talk about a huge problem getting less attention: Opioid overdoses are up 47% from this time last

David Kim for Congress 🦄

davidkim2020

In light of Purdue Pharma pleading GUILTY for its role in creating America’s opioid epidemic, I present to you another thread of “following the money.”Sit back and see what harmful

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

Listen. This isn’t pleasant.There’s a real possibility Trump and his corporate friends will reopen this country without necessary precautions or due diligence and thousands upon thousands will die while the

Brad Beauregard Jr 🇺🇸

BradBeauregardJ

Doctors need to stop prohibiting medications that help patients in pain. They’re not terrible drugs. They’re terrible drugs in the wrong hands.Most doctors do what they think is the right

Neil Strauss

neilstrauss

Hmm, I wonder what changed in 2014? Nope, not what you think. This changed:https://www.drugtopics.com/pharmacy/actavis-sell-generic-reformulated-oxycontin-2014 And then:https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/little-known-generic-drug-companies

Arianne

ravensspirit68

1/Here is a thread of my letter to @amnestyusa-2018.The pain community was DENIED help."One tenet of Amnesty International is upholding and fighting for the rights of human beings to obtain

Janelle

JanelleM1432

Dr Bonnie Henry and her directives or lack thereof are concerning me. Why no masks? Why no recognition that Covid is aerosolized and ventilation is key? Why the fancy terminology

Michael Bayer

mbayer1248

It is time for the annual viewing of one of the most powerful, most spiritually significant films in my life: Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) FWIW, I do not like most

Charles Preston

_CharlesPreston

Chicago is a violent city because Chicago is a racist city. We know what public housing looked like for decades.We know what communities suffered from disinvestment.We know where schools close.We

Stefan Kertesz, MD

StefanKertesz

1/ I am so thankful the AMA featured our CDC submission on pain/opioids in their email blast to hundreds of medical societies and organizations nationally. I want to note key

A Tired Pharmacist 💊

DBcccp

OK! As promised, here’s my very first #Tweetorial on #ketamine. It comes to you in 6 parts:1 Mechanism 2 Intermittent bolus dosing3 Procedural sedation4 Low dose IV infusion5 High dose