A new requirement that doctors prescribing controlled substances get training on substance abuse is being criticized by doctors as vague and by addiction specialists as not going far enough, amid the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug regulators asked on Friday for manufacturers of prescription pain medications to provide more specifics on an industry plan to curb growing abuse of morphine, ...

The medical community’s focus on global outcomes of treatment, rather than on patient-specific outcomes, is yet another obstacle to optimal treatment for pain. But by having patients actively involved ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A considerable proportion of rheumatology patients may have a history of abuse, trauma or post-traumatic stress ...

Childhood abuse can play a significant role in the development of pain syndromes later in life. Widespread body pain, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis, and chronic pelvic ...

More physicians will receive training on prescribing opioid pain medications as part of a White House initiative against abuse of prescription drugs and heroin use. President Barack Obama issued a ...