Addiction

Addiction – Through the lenses of several highly accomplished documentary filmmakers, the current state of addiction in America is explored in nine segments, punctuated …

Who Is Responsible for the Pain-Pill Epidemic?

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The potential side effects of prescription narcotics include constipation, sexual dysfunction, cognitive impairment, addiction, and overdosing. When patients receive narcotics for long periods, they can even become more sensitive to pain, a condition …
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Historic: UW to provide training on managing pain with marijuana

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To “benefit people suffering from chronic pain,” the state attorney general's office has awarded the University of Washington $ 110,000 to find out how marijuana is used to treat pain and then train healthcare providers to do just that … when …
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