Texas Pain Society

The Texas Pain Society (TPS) was established in 1989, in Houston, Texas. The membership of over 300 pain practitioners are involved in acute and chronic pain management of patients in Texas. Visit texaspain.org to learn more about the TPS mission, vision, and purpose and to become a member today.

The Drug Enforcement Administration extended the flexibilities enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic that allows healthcare providers to prescribe specific controlled substances via telehealth. Five things to know ( Becker's Healthcare ) :

Over the last year, the U.S. has seen a 15% decline in the number of drug overdose deaths reported. Read more from Community Impact's Atirikta Kumar, Texas A&M Health Science Center's Marcia G. Ory, and our own Dr. Allen Dennis of Advanced Pain Care and Texas Medical Association: https://lnkd.in/gRVtwDwa

On this Stress Awareness Day, we remind you to breathe in...breathe out...

The Drug Enforcement Administration has seen an increase in illegal online pharmacies selling and shipping counterfeit pills made with fentanyl and methamphetamine: https://lnkd.in/g6Z7kEEP

Happy Halloween, and visit texaspain.org for pain resources + to join the Texas Pain Society, a non-profit organization of practitioners treating pain patients in Texas!

Thank you all for another wonderful annual conference. It's our honor to offer the latest pain education each year, and it wouldn't be possible without YOU! We'd like to, in particular, show appreciation to our sponsors: Medtronic AbbVie nalu neurostimulation SPR Therapeutics, Inc. Boston Scientific Sagis Dx Lighthouse Lab Services AIS Healthcare S&G Clinical Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. Harlee Medical Technologies Inc MedShop Total Care TerSera Therapeutics BIOTRONIK Neuro MDRx Health Saluda Medical Nevro Abbott See you all next year at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel!

The drug overdose epidemic in the United States is a clear and present public health, public safety, and national security threat.?The Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day encourages the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a measure of preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting. Find resources that can help you dispose of unneeded medications, seek treatment for a substance use disorder, and learn more about the drug overdose epidemic in the United States at dea.gov/takebackday.

Great start to our 16th Annual Scientific Conference!

This weekend is our Annual Scientific Meeting, the *premier* educational conference for pain management physicians in Texas. Our website has *all* the info (agenda, exhibitors, CME, and more), and we want to remind you to *tag/mention* us in all your posts. See you tomorrow!