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Trust Me I’m An Expert: The science of pain
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Our podcast Trust Me, I'm An Expert, goes beyond the headlines and asks researchers to explain the evidence on issues making news. Today, we're talking pain and what science says about managing it.
By undermining the ACA, Republicans may be taking away one of the health care system’s best tools for improving the lives of those with addiction.
The U.S. has had multiple drug epidemics, and, until recently, has not had evidence-tested ways to help people. That has changed. New medicines can help. But other medical issues should also be addressed.
Australia is facing a critical public health issue of poorly managed pain. The result is more opioid-related deaths than the road toll.
Catastrophic increases in opioid overdose deaths across Canada require a broad response – tackling housing, food and income insecurity as well as the contaminated drug supply.
Opioids should only be considered in limited circumstances for low back pain.
Surgeons are big prescribers of opioids. But while guidelines are in place for dentists and for doctors who prescribe opioid-based painkillers for long-term pain, there are none for surgeons.
Opioids kill an average of eight people every day in Canada. The federal government must officially declare this a ‘public welfare emergency’ and invest the funds critical to a humane response.
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Pain is something everyone experiences. This episode of The Anthill podcast explores how and why it works in our brains, what kinds of drugs are being developed to reduce pain, and whether or not robots of the future should be built so that they experience pain.
Small quantities of drugs are getting past customs and then being used to create much bigger batches of illegal drugs like synthetic heroin.
Many who need help with opioid addiction live far from dedicated treatment centers.
The White House has laid out a plan to address the opioid crisis. But people suffering from opioid addiction aren’t the only ones who need help.
High fructose corn syrup in food and drinks has long been linked to rising rates of child and teen obesity. New evidence suggests it increases the risks of opioid addiction and overdose too.
Your guide to a public health crisis that’s likely to get worse.
While talking about drugs with young people isn’t always comfortable, research has shown that it’s critical for prevention.
How can we fight the opioid epidemic? Redesign the drugs, rethink how we assess patients and mandate prescription monitoring.
Drug addiction isn’t about bad habits, fear of withdrawal or a selfish search for pleasure. It’s about the brain.
HIV, STIs and other dangerous infections are feeding off of the opioid epidemic, creating an even more complicated threat to public health.
If opioids prevent significant suffering, then the solution to the prescription opioid problem cannot simply be to stop using them.
Top contributors
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Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
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Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Neuropharmacology, University of Lancashire
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Associate professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto; York University, Canada; University of Sydney
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Professor, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Medical Director of Opioid Policy Research, Brandeis University
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Professor of Geography, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Bentley University
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Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Law, Indiana University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, UNSW
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Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University and Burnet Institute, Burnet Institute