Trump Declares Opioid Crisis a National Emergency
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Hello Reader,
Yesterday, President Trump officially declared the opioid crisis a "national emergency"—an act usually reserved for natural disasters, mass infectious disease outbreaks, and terrorist attacks. This announcement—the first of its kind—underscores the magnitude of the crisis.
The amount of prescription opioids legally sold almost quadrupled from 1999 to 2010. The leading cause of sudden accidental death in the U.S. today is from drug overdose—virtually all involving an opioid.
The underlying cause of this is our national pain crisis, which seems to be missing from the emergency equation. One in three Americans suffers from pain, and about 6% of these have fibromyalgia related illness.
Despite this problem, it's important to realize that chronic pain is more toxic than the pain medications, including narcotics. So the focus should be decreasing narcotic use by effectively treating pain.
The Link Between Abuse, Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia
Domestic violence has long been linked to mental health conditions such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But the stress of trauma can contribute to physical ailments, one of which is the difficult-to-diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), which can mask itself as a multitude of other health issues.
Here's an article written by the folks at DomesticShelters.org that you may find interesting.
Read more at Domestic Shelters »
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"Feel Good" Video for Dog Lovers Everywhere
Watch this compilation of dogs meeting their owners after long separations.
Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. is one of the most frequently quoted post viral CFS, fibromyalgia, energy, sleep and pain medical authorities in the world. He is the author of 12 books including You Can Heal from Long Covid, the best-selling From Fatigued to Fantastic!, Pain Free 1-2-3, The Complete Guide to Beating Sugar Addiction, Real Cause Real Cure, The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution, and the popular free Smart Phone app Cures A-Z. He is the lead author of eight research studies and three medical textbook chapters on effective treatment for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Dr. Teitelbaum appears often as a guest on news and talk shows nationwide, including past appearances on Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, Oprah & Friends, CNN, and FoxNewsHealth.
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