Infographic: Chronic Pain, The Opioid Epidemic

Opioids have the potential to be abused. Addiction refers to a problematic or unhealthy use of a substance. The results of opioid misuse range from mild to severe. It’s important to note that tolerance and addiction are not the same. Tolerance is when an individual requires more of a medication to...

In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidelines for the prescribing of opioids in an effort to reduce opioid addiction rates and overdose deaths. The impact of these guidelines has been significant on the chronic pain community. In some states, the guidelines are...