Alternative Pain Treatment Directory

  The Suppression of Alternative Medicine is Widespread and Dangerous Mainstream medicine has long colluded with the mainstream media and government to deprive us of life-saving information and treatments in order to eliminate the competition and increase their profits. This has deprived patients of access to many treatments that are safer and often more effective than the pharmaceuticals and surgical interventions most often offered by mainstream medicine. The Earliest Efforts to Suppress Alternative Medicine The war against natural, holistic medicine in the U.S. began before the birth of our nation and continues today with the suppression of critical information that would allow us to stay healthy and recover from illness. It started with the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The women who were tried and executed were herbalists who were accused of practicing “the Devil’s magic” by men who wanted to control health care. Homeopathy was Popular and Considered Highly Effective Until… Fa...

  The opioid crisis continues to be in the news. Besides the frequent reporting about opioid addiction and overdose and the shortage of addiction treatment, a new Netflix series, Painkiller, has just been released. The series portrays the role of Purdue Pharma in instigating the opioid crisis and how the company’s owners, the Sackler family, literally got away with murder. In addition, the Supreme Court just agreed to hear a federal appeal of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement, which let the Sacklers walk away with billions and granted them immunity from any further civil or criminal liability. In other news, a widely reported recent study found that opioids work no better than a placebo when prescribed for acute and subacute back and neck pain. But what is glaringly missing from all of these reports is any discussion of the many alternatives to opioids that are available for pain relief. This article will review the dangers of opioids and the reasons why marijuana is a good o...

  The United States has 5% of the world’s population and uses 80% of the world’s prescription opioids. What’s up with that? And how do other countries treat pain? The opioid epidemic has wreaked havoc in the United States, but have you ever wondered if the same is true in other countries?  Researchers in the Netherlands set out to answer that question, designing a  study  that analyzed opioid use and related adverse effects in 19 European countries between 2010 and 2018. They found that “Apart from the British Isles and especially Scotland, there is no indication of an opioid crisis comparable to that in the US in the 19 European countries that were part of this study.” Why are European countries using less opioids? In an  article  that appeared in  The Lancet  on October 22,2022, study authors presented several hypotheses as to why the opioid epidemic is not widespread throughout Europe: “Universal health care has been a major factor in preventin...