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By the Pain Care Questions Team Why Might Naloxone Come Up in an Opioid Safety Conversation? Naloxone is a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose. If a pharmacist or prescriber brings it up …
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By the Pain Care Questions Team What to Ask When a Pain-Care Referral Comes Up A pain-care referral is a suggestion from your provider to see a specific type of specialist, and three questions matter …
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By the Pain Care Questions Team Why Do Blood-Thinning Medicines Matter Before a Pain Procedure? Blood thinners and other blood-thinning medicines can affect how safely a pain procedure goes if your …
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By the Pain Care Questions Team Yes — some pain medicines can slow your reaction time, make you drowsy, or affect coordination, even ones sold without a prescription. The CDC advises drivers to be …
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By the Pain Care Questions Team Pain stigma is when a clinician's tone, questions, or conclusions leave you feeling doubted, rushed, or dismissed rather than heard — and it is a communication pattern …
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By the Pain Care Questions Team Can Alcohol Change How a Pain Medicine Works? Yes. Mixing alcohol with certain pain medicines — especially opioids or benzodiazepines — can slow breathing, increase …
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