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Rat Race Last week while seeing an amazing woman who counsels patients, she asked me how I was doing. I thought for a moment, "Seriously? I'm stressed out!" She and I laughed together as it seemed like we both connected with that expression of frustration. "The patient load has increased a bit, but that's not the problem. They're sicker than they use to be." She looked at me, thought for a moment, "Mine too. People are more disturbed emotionally than ever. Isn't that strange. People are becoming... Read More

Wake Up People!The State Government of Tennessee believes that our citizens are prescribed more pain relieving medication than any other State in the nation. Is that true? I do not know. I do not know how governmental authorities arrive at their conclusions. And I really do not wish to attempt to find all of the potential data resources that exist which potentially influence the numbers game related to prescription narcotics.Every so often we hear news about a physician or physicians who were... Read More