Natural Herbs for Pain Relief

When I was in medical school, doctors only wrote prescriptions for opioid painkillers for terminal cancer patients, surgical patients and critical emergencies. That's because they knew these drugs were lethal. Opioids come from the same poppy plant used to make opium and heroin. And just like those addictive street drugs, the risk of getting hooked on them is extremely high. It's incredible how things have changed since then… What are opioids prescribed for? Today, you're likely to get a prescription for opioids for just about any kind of pain. That includes chronic pain, fibromyalgia, depression, headaches and toothaches. Doctors write 250 million prescriptions for these drugs every year. What are the risks of taking opioids? It's estimated that more than 2 million people in the U.S. are addicted to these prescription painkillers — and between 40 and 52 people die from taking them every single day.1 How has this happened? In the 1990s, the pharmaceutical industry launched a huge marketing campaign to drive up profits by getting more people on these drugs. They began to push drugs like Oxycontin, Percocet, and Vicodin for even minor pains. They promised they weren't addictive. Purdue Pharma — the maker of Oxycontin — started to give grants and other financial support to medical groups. Many — like the American Pain Society and the American Academy of Pain Medicine — took the cash. These groups then started advocating m...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tags: Health Natural Cures Source Type: news