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On September 22, Dr. W. Michael Hooten, an anesthesiologist and pain management expert at Mayo Clinic, hosted a live discussions about opioids. Public health experts call the Opioid Epidemic a serious public health issue. Learn more about:
- What are opioids and what do they do
- What are the concerns for use and misuse
- How do people become addicted
- What help is available to manage chronic pain
Additional opioid information from Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic Minute: Prescription drugs - the changing face of addiction
Mayo Clinic Minute: Facts on fentanyl
Mayo Clinic Minute: Avoid opioids for chronic pain
Mayo Clinic Minute: 2 reasons not to share pain pills
Mayo Clinic Minute: When are opioids OK to take?
Mayo Clinic Minute: What opioids do to your gut
Mayo Clinic Minute: How to stop popping painkillers
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Is there a link for the discussion?
I cannot find a link which informs me on how to listen on 22nd or how to post a question.
Hi @missyb57, @sunshineme, @dawn_giacabazi and @jennsprung, you can post your questions in advance right here for Dr. Hooten. Simple click REPLY. On Sept 22, return to this page to watch the video and ask questions real time.
You can also sign up for the event to receive email reminders the day before and 1 hour before the event starts. Sign up here: http://mayocl.in/2cfkxOg.
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1 ReactionGood morning Dr. Hooten.
Patients with CYP450 pharmacogenetic variations may respond differently to opioids, ranging from drug unresponsiveness to toxicity with elevated serum levels. The administration of opioids may be associated with adverse drug reactions including sedation, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, constipation, physical dependence, tolerance, and respiratory depression. By performing pharmacogenetic testing, patients can be dosed appropriately to avoid experiencing dose-dependent side effects or lack of drug efficacy. What role if any do you feel Pharmocogentic testing may play in the prescreening process for prescribing these drugs to patients?
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2 ReactionsIs it srtil going to be great?
I meant today
Uh never mind wrong day
so sorry
Are there new medications on the horizon to replace opioids since the government seems to be anxious to remove them from the market? It seems that people will find illegal remedies if they are no longer able to get prescriptions to assist with pain management.
What is your opinion regarding the legalization of cannibus for pain management? Iowa is especially behind in legislative acceptance with the approval for only three "situations" yet no dispensaries and no legal transport across state lines. Minnesota is a step ahead with limited situations and dispensaries yet Mayo Clinic in Rochester is not prescribing for their own patients, at least not through the Department of Rheumatology. What options do people in great pain have?
What are the real risks for people who need opioids? For example, if one takes two 3/525 hydrocodone tablets three times per day...along with two Extra Strength Tylenol for each hydrocodone to increase the effect, is this damaging to the liver and other organs? The government has limited the dosage to 3/525 due to overdoses, yet the doctors and pharmacists are telling us to add our own Tylenol!!! This seems worse than getting the pills pre-formed with the appropriate dosage! I would appreciate your advice. Thank you!