Pain
Conference Coverage
Chronic headache pain in veterans linked to suicide attempts
U.S. veterans with chronic headache pain had an increased risk of attempting suicide compared with vets with chronic neck or back pain,...
Feature
Physician convicted in buprenorphine scheme faces up to 20 years in prison
The West Virgina Board of Medicine suspended the license of Sriramloo Kesari, MD, 78, in February 2020.
From the Journals
Transcranial brain stimulation can modulate placebo and nocebo experiences
It remains to be seen if this method could eventually alter chronic pain.
FDA/CDC
FDA OKs higher-dose naloxone nasal spray for opioid overdose
Kloxxado delivers 8 mg of naloxone into the nasal cavity, which is twice as much as the 4 mg of naloxone contained in Narcan.
Feature
The cloudy role of cannabis as a neuropsychiatric treatment
Medical cannabis has been made widely available to patients and has largely outpaced the clinical evidence.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Cannabinoid-based medications for pain
Interest in these agents may be outpacing the evidence supporting their analgesic benefits.
From the Journals
Doctors more likely to prescribe opioids to COVID ‘long-haulers,’ raising addiction fears
The new study “suggests to me that many clinicians still don’t get it,” said Dr. Andrew Kolodny.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA warning letters target OTC cannabidiol product claims for pain relief
The FDA sent warning letters to two manufacturers for illegal marketing of drugs containing cannabidiol (CBD) and a failure to comply with current...
From the Journals
Cannabinoids may pose death risk for older patients with COPD
All-cause mortality significantly increased in COPD patients aged 66 years and older after starting nabilone or dronabinol.
Feature
Women increasingly turn to CBD, with or without doc’s blessing
Women of reproductive age are increasingly turning to cannabinoids to treat gynecologic and other conditions. A study shows they’re not waiting...
From the Journals
Opioid-related deaths lower in counties with active cannabis dispensaries
Evidence of a negative association between legalization of medical or recreational cannabis and opioid-related mortality has been mixed.