tag:Pain Management

Carfentanil is back in Florida. Officials are worried

Medical examiners in Florida have noted an increase in overdose deaths involving carfentanil this year. Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times stronger than fentanyl and 10,000 times more potent than morphine. It was first created in 1974…

Can over-the-counter pain relievers cause health problems?

Editor’s Note: The following is part of a class project originally initiated in the classroom of Ball State University professor Adam Kuban in fall 2021. Kuban continued the project this spring semester, challenging his students to find sustainability efforts in…