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Pain Pearls: Part 2 with Dr. Sing Ping Chow | Pain Pod

Clinical Pearls, Pain Pod edition: Pain Pearls Part 2 (of many) with Dr. Sing Ping Chow, PharmD as we discuss methadone, buprenorphine, gabapentin, pain pharmacists, AI, and beyond! A cornucopia of pain conundrums and potential solutions and/or tools to help mitigate. All here, nicely packaged, randomly, in one episode of the Pain Pod! One of many more to come, in a miniseries titled: “Pain Pearls”, only here on the Pain Pod! Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!! P.S. Want to contribute or hear about a pain pearl of your own? Message Pain Guy on www.painguy.us [http://www.painguy.us] or LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/markgarofoli/] to directly reach Mark and have your voice heard!

Hey Pain, Sad to See You Go! (A Review of Adjuvant Pain Medications) | Pain Pod

On this episode of the PAIN POD, Mark Pain Guy Garofoli chats through the complexities of adjuvant pain medications including antidepressant and other medications from other medical condition treatment plans that overlap in mechanism with pain. Join the discussion right here, right now, on the Pain Pod. Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!!

Thug Drugs: Policy | Pain Pod

“Thug Drugs: Policy” THUG DRUGS! With a name like that, it has to be good! Even better than Smuckers (Age old ad slogan for jelly/jam)!  In this episode of the Pain Pod, we’re going to dive into Thug Drug Policies, here in our country, and beyond. Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!! www.painguy.us

Opioidology Part 3: Opioid-Philia vs Opioid-Phobia | Pain Pod

Opioidology Part 3: Opioid-Philia vs Opioid-Phobia The often-blurred lines of pain, addiction, and substance use need a deeper dive into the extremes of opioid-philia and opioid-phobia (building upon Opioidology Part 1: Our Opioid Story). Join Mark “Pain Guy” Garofoli and our two guests James Hackworth and Jim Potenziano to take that deeper dive based on their recent collaboration in the Frontiers in Pain Research article “The Burden of Acute Pain in the U.S. in the Wake of the Opioid Crisis”. • Frontiers in Pain Research Article: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pain-research/articles/10.3389/fpain.2025.1642035/full [https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pain-research/articles/10.3389/fpain.2025.1642035/full]  • Article Key Takeaways • Rising Pain Prevalence • Balancing Act—Opioid Utilization vs. Undertreatment • Provider Reluctance to use opioids • Patient Reluctance • Massive Economic Impact • Call for Innovation & Policy Reform • Opioid Story charts: www.painguy.us

NSAIDs: Everything and Then Some | Pain Pod

NSAIDs are everywhere, prescription, OTC, topical, oral, injectable, you name it! In an era of Opioidphobia, are they really a panacea? Heck no, all medications come with baggage. We could spend hours talking about NSAIDs, and not even get to the elephant in the room: Which NSAID for Which Patient? So we’ll go there in this succinct, yet comprehensive rapid review of all things NSAIDs on the Pain Pod! Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!! Pain Guy • www.painguy.us