The pain antidote
Subtitle: the proven program to help you stop suffering from chronic pain, avoid addiction to painkillers--and reclaim your life
By: Mel Pohl, MD, and Katherine Ketcham
Contributors: Ketcham, Katherine, 1949-
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780738218038
Subjects: Pain; Chronic pain; Popular works; Treatment; Pain medicine
Description: "Approximately 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain--and many of them use prescribed painkillers to treat it, a dangerous course that may lead to dependency, addiction, and, paradoxically, increased pain. Opioid overdoses kill more people than car accidents and cocaine and heroin addictions combined. The innovative program at the acclaimed Las Vegas Recovery Center, where Dr. Mel Pohl is the medical director, has helped thousands of chronic pain sufferers learn to thrive and reduce their pain's intensity without painkillers. Now, for the first time, The Pain Antidote shares this concrete program, which combines up-to-date research with state-of-the-art treatments and non-narcotic medications. The Pain Antidote offers tools and strategies--including a four-week jumpstart plan--to help anyone with chronic pain ease their suffering, restore their happiness, and live a rich, full life. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-296) and index.