Addiction Medicine
Commentary
Analgesia for the Body, Mind, and Soul: It’s Complicated
News
Miniature Neurostimulator Zaps Chronic Cluster Headache
Major Finding: Acute medications were used within 90 minutes of 31% of cluster attacks treated with full sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation,...
PURLs
Patient overusing antianxiety meds? Say so (in a letter)
Helping patients stop—or reduce—their use of benzodiazepines needn’t take long. In some cases, all it takes is a carefully crafted letter.
News
Migraine With Aura: Aspirin Called Best Prophylaxis
Major Finding: Daily aspirin at 300 mg as prophylactic therapy in migraine with aura enabled 86% of treated patients to enjoy at least a 50%...
News
Occipital Nerve Block for Cluster Headache: Two Thumbs Up
Major Finding: Complete or partial responses lasting several weeks following occipital nerve block were registered in 71% and 83% of patients with...
News
All Acute Antimigraine Drugs Protect Against Chronic Migraine
Major Finding: Patients with episodic migraine who used single analgesics, combination analgesics, or triptans as acute antimigraine medications...
Commentary
Weighing Botox's Migraine Benefits Against Costs
News
Botox for Chronic Migraine Brings Cost Savings
Major Finding: OnabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) therapy for chronic migraine resulted in significantly fewer emergency department and urgent care visits...
News
Botox May Greatly Reduce Migraine Chronicity
Major Finding: One-quarter of patients with chronic migraine treated with three sets of onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) injections over the course of 6...
Video
Yoga, Tai Chi Underused in Rheumatic Pain Management
Applied Evidence
Diagnosing and treating opioid dependence
The surge in opioid abuse highlights the importance of questioning patients about their use of prescription analgesics—and knowing when and how to...