Addiction - When the Pain Is Gone But the Craving Remains

Missy is a 30-year-old woman who admits to having abused prescription painkillers for several years. “I was first introduced to narcotic painkillers when I had my wisdom teeth pulled,” she writes on a forum for prescription drug addicts. “I was prescribed Percodan and I’ll never forget how that drug made me feel. I was only […]

What is the best treatment for this Knee Pain?

Knee pain is a common problem. The knee joint takes a lot of pounding every day. Some people can run daily and never have any pain or problems. Many others are not so lucky. The most common cause of knee pain is wear and tear on the joint: The cartilage that protects the bones of […]

Living With Pain Becomes More Common

If you asked a chronic pain sufferer to list a few words that describe what life with constant pain is like, the words “misery” and “torment” would be high on the list.
As many as 90 million Americans suffer from chronic pain; its estimated annual cost in the United States alone is as much as $100 […]