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Paul F White Author
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Opioid epidemic; Alternative analgesic therapies; Nonpharmacologic therapies
Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA and President, The White Mountain Institute, The Sea Ranch, CA, USA
Biography
| Paul F White Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA and President, The White Mountain Institute, The Sea Ranch, CA, USA |
Publications
Commentary Open Access
An Alternative Approach to Solving the Opioid Epidemic: Expanding the Use of Non-Pharmacologic Techniques for Acute and Chronic Pain Management
Author(s): Paul F White
Following the introduction of new guidelines for the management of acute perioperative pain and chronic non-cancer pain, the use and abuse of opioid analgesic drugs for the treatment of acute and chronic pain has increased at an alarming rate in the USA. Presently, millions of Americans are using prescription opioid analgesic for non-medical reasons. The pharmaceutical industry continues to promote newer opioid formulations for treating chronic pain, and the current pharmaceutical market for ‘add on’ drugs to treat opioid-related side effects actually exceeds the sales of opioid analgesics! More importantly, prescription opioids are a gateway to other more dangerous drugs of abuse (eg. heroin), leading to a rapidly rising number of deaths due to overdosing and increasing cos... view more»
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