Lynn Webster, MDWhat Is the Truth About Opioid Deaths?In its 2015 Report Overview, the Clinton Foundation calls prescription drug abuse (leading to overdose) an imminent public health threat…Dec 9, 20161Dec 9, 20161
Lynn Webster, MDHow Media Fuels the Opioid CrisisData reporting by the media about the opioid crisis can be confusing, but when it is repeatedly reported inaccurately, it creates a…Nov 29, 2016Nov 29, 2016
Lynn Webster, MDWill the Opioid Epidemic Ever End? A Closer Look“Abuse of opioid painkillers and heroin has been spreading throughout the U.S. population, from inner-city youths, jobless rural residents…Nov 29, 2016Nov 29, 2016
Lynn Webster, MDThis is the Reason OIC Is No Joking MatterAccording to a recent Washington Post story, six in ten American adults take prescription drugs, and this has created a “vast market for…Nov 29, 2016Nov 29, 2016
Lynn Webster, MDSolving the Opioid Crisis Won’t Be “Cheap, Quick, or Easy”“Last Week Tonight” is a late-night television show that satirizes the news. Therefore, you probably wouldn’t expect the show’s host, John…Nov 29, 2016Nov 29, 2016
Lynn Webster, MDThis is Why DEA Action Continues Catch-22 of Marijuana ResearchA 57-year-old firefighter with chronic neck and back pain left a comment on my blog to ask:Nov 29, 2016Nov 29, 2016
Lynn Webster, MDPharmacies May be Blackballing Physicians Writing Opioid Prescriptions. What You Need to Know NowA colleague, Dr. Bill Jones (not his real name), recently wrote me about a serious threat to his career.Nov 29, 2016Nov 29, 2016
Lynn Webster, MDEmotional Trauma Affects Boys and Girls Differently: What You Need To KnowMore than a decade ago, I published an article proposing a tool that providers could use to help assess the risk of someone’s developing…Nov 29, 2016Nov 29, 2016
Lynn Webster, MDThis is How Food Manufacturers and Drug Developers Evaluate Products: What You Need To KnowA recent CNN article written by Lisa Drayer describes the techniques that food manufacturers use to develop foods that will be more…Nov 29, 2016Nov 29, 2016
Lynn Webster, MDThe United State of GriefThis is a follow up to a guest blog my friend, Steve D. Passik, posted here on September 21, 2016, called “The Painful Later Years of…Oct 5, 2016Oct 5, 2016