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It is estimated that 1.5 billion people worldwide suffer from chronic pain and about 50 million in the United States. Although chronic pain is a common experience, many pain sufferers feel isolated and misunderstood by their doctors, co-workers, family and friends. Many also go untreated or under-treated by the healthcare system. In 2019, your donations helped PNN reach nearly 1.8 million people in the U.S.

Does chronic pain make you short-tempered? Angry? Perhaps even mean? You're not alone.
09/04/2026

Does chronic pain make you short-tempered? Angry? Perhaps even mean? You're not alone.

By Crystal Lindell As a child, I grew up hearing stories about just how viciously mean my late great-grandmother was. Her son, my late grandpa, was also described as “mean.” Nobody wanted to be around them. Everybody wanted to be different from them.  The moral of the tale – as I was so

The CDC says cannabis was detected in over one in five U.S. overdose deaths. But that doesn't mean that cannabis was the...
09/03/2026

The CDC says cannabis was detected in over one in five U.S. overdose deaths. But that doesn't mean that cannabis was the cause of those deaths. Only nine drug deaths are blamed on cannabis alone.

By Pat Anson A new study by the CDC seems likely to revive an old debate about cannabis: Can you overdose on cannabis? The study, published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ( MMWR ), looked at U.S. overdoses from 2021 to 2025 and found that cannabis was “detected” in 43,880 d

Do you like heavy metal music? Metalheads seem to have more tolerance for physical pain, according to a new study of peo...
09/02/2026

Do you like heavy metal music? Metalheads seem to have more tolerance for physical pain, according to a new study of people who attended a popular metal festival in Germany.

By Crystal Lindell Angry and loud heavy metal music may not be good for your hearing, but it might actually be good for increasing pain tolerance. That’s according to a new study published in Nature by German researchers.   The researchers asked attendees at the German Wa

Lumbar supports -- more commonly known as back braces -- are used around the world to relieve lower back pain. But a new...
09/02/2026

Lumbar supports -- more commonly known as back braces -- are used around the world to relieve lower back pain. But a new study shows there is little evidence they actually help reduce pain intensity.

By Pat Anson Lumbar supports – also known as back braces – come in all shapes and sizes. They’re usually designed to apply gentle compression to the abdomen and stabilize the lower back, giving relief to sore muscles and aching backs. There’s also little evidence that they work, according to...

A new guideline for migraine prevention reviewed the evidence for dozens of medications and found that CGRP inhibitors w...
09/02/2026

A new guideline for migraine prevention reviewed the evidence for dozens of medications and found that CGRP inhibitors work best.

By Pat Anson New guidelines for medications that help prevent migraine show that the strongest evidence supports the use of three CGRP inhibitors: Emgality, Ajovy and Aimovig. There is also strong evidence for using Botox injections to prevent chronic migraine. The updated guideline was developed

For the first time in four years, PNN's Crystal Lindell is working full-time again, despite having a severe chronic pain...
08/31/2026

For the first time in four years, PNN's Crystal Lindell is working full-time again, despite having a severe chronic pain condition. Crystal is excited to be working, but worried how much longer she'll be able to manage it.

By Crystal Lindell How do I do it? On my days off, I sleep for 15 hours, waking up only to eat and pet my cats. I can’t get out of bed without Norco, morphine, Advil, 7-OH , and Tums. And I have a super supportive partner who does all the house work, all the grocery shopping, and changes all

The company that developed and launched the first 7-OH products destroyed $10 million worth of the concentrated kratom a...
08/28/2026

The company that developed and launched the first 7-OH products destroyed $10 million worth of the concentrated kratom alkaloid, apparently in anticipation of 7-OH soon being banned nationwide.

By Pat Anson The Kansas City-based company that developed and launched the first 7-OH products destroyed $10 million worth of the concentrated kratom alkaloid this week, in anticipation of 7-OH soon being banned nationwide. 7-OH products made by CBD American Shaman have already been taken off

A new analysis of urine drug tests found that 71% of people who tested positive for fentanyl didn't have a prescription ...
08/27/2026

A new analysis of urine drug tests found that 71% of people who tested positive for fentanyl didn't have a prescription for it. The other 29% had a legitimate medical reason for needing the potent analgesic, such as surgery, trauma or a chronic health condition.

By Pat Anson Fentanyl has long played an essential role as a potent analgesic that can treat the most severe types of pain. But illicit versions of the synthetic opioid have been a scourge on the U.S. black market for over a decade, making it one of the leading causes of fatal overdoses. The large

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