{"id":1304,"date":"2023-08-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2023-08-07T16:35:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T16:35:42","slug":"taking-a-stand-against-opioids-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/taking-a-stand-against-opioids-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking a Stand Against Opioids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Week-4a-Taking-a-Stand-Against-Opioids-s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1305\" title=\"No Opioids, Yes Chiropractic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Week-4a-Taking-a-Stand-Against-Opioids-s.jpg 250w, https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Week-4a-Taking-a-Stand-Against-Opioids-s-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bottom Line:<br><\/strong>About 30 years ago, medicine had a shift in how they thought pain should be addressed. &#8220;Pain is a 5th vital sign&#8221; became a rallying cry, and new medications were created to block pain\u2026at all costs. They now know that these medications created a never-before-seen healthcare epidemic. To begin with, the drugs weren&#8217;t very good at addressing chronic pain, and they require larger and larger doses to achieve an effect over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why It Matters:<br><\/strong>Taking a stand against opioids starts with our ability to help people find relief from chronic pain. Nearly all of our primary healthcare organizations have now advocated for a non-drug approach to care. And the data is clear- people are looking for solutions for chronic pain that extend beyond a prescription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"blog wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Centers for Disease Control (FDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and others have recommended a non-pharmacological approach to chronic pain should be the first line of treatment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over 40% of blogs relating to opioids are focused on people trying to find solutions \u201cbeyond the pill\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Together, we can end the opioid crisis by breaking the cycle of chronic pain with natural and effective healthcare choices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Next Steps:<br><\/strong>Chronic pain is described as biopsychosocial, which means that it&#8217;s complex and has many dimensions. Creating personalized care, goal-oriented, and coordinated care plans are critical and exactly why our practice begins each patient with a complete and thorough evaluation. Our evaluation helps us understand your history, goals, and challenges. From there, we can create a comprehensive plan of care that enables you to find long-term relief from chronic pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"blog\"><strong>Science Source:<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tclonline.today\/drugs\/hearing-the-unmet-needs-of-patients-suffering-chronic-pain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(1) Hearing the Unmet Needs of Patients Suffering Chronic Pain. Today\u2019s Conversations On Leadership. 2019.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 30 years ago, medicine had a shift in how they thought pain should be addressed. &#8220;Pain is a 5th vital sign&#8221; became a rallying cry, and new medications were created to block pain\u2026at all costs. It\u2019s now time to take a stand against opioids. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pain-relief"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1304"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1307,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions\/1307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}