Category: pain relievers

CDC Report Highlights Significant Link Between Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders

At least one-third of adults assessed for substance use at treatment centers in 2019 reported severe psychiatric problems, reveals the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) most recent Morbidity and Mortality weekly report, published on June 10. According to the report, in 2019, 65.8 million adults reported engaging in binge drinking and 35.8…


Pain Killers Causing More Pain?

Your 12-year-old daughter says her stomach hurts. Your 50-something spouse complains of a headache. Then there’s your own joint pain: the dull ache just below your elbow, perhaps from spending too much time typing on a computer keyboard, and your sore hips from the slow jogging you’ve been doing to keep in shape. “Pain is…