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These deadly drugs killed another person—who’s next?
You may recall that the musician Prince’s death was also caused by a fatal dose of doctor-prescribed Fentanyl. All I can say is, “Who’s next?”
- Tags: General Health, Pain, pain relief
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Opioids—from street drugs to legal epidemic
Our country is facing an epidemic of unprecedented proportions that is affecting over 2 million Americans, many times fatally. Opioid addiction. Although drug addiction is hardly a new problem for the US and many other countries around the globe, we are now faced with a problem that’s quickly spiraling out of control.
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Don’t do this for chronic pain—it can kill you!
A study published in The Lancet dealt a hefty blow to one of the popular go-to medications for pain relief.
Acetaminophen (also known by the band name Tylenol®).
Apparently the study, which included information from 74 trials published between 1980 and 2015 involving over 58,000 osteoarthritis patients, found that acetaminophen was only slightly better than a placebo.
Plus it was stated to play no role in treating osteoarthritis, regardless of dose, because osteoarthritis is an inflammatory condition and acetaminophen is not an anti-inflammatory.
Just the icing on the cake
The fact that acetaminophen is only a smidgen more effective than a sugar pill for inflammatory pain is just the icing on the cake. Here’s more:
- Tags: General Health, Inflammation, pain relief