Discover Opioid Alternatives and How to Get Paid for Using Them
With the country’s opioid epidemic continuing to worsen, Alexis M. LaPietra, DO, an emergency physician at St….
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Discover Opioid Alternatives and How to Get Paid for Using Them
With the country’s opioid epidemic continuing to worsen, Alexis M. LaPietra, DO, an emergency physician at St.... -
Emergency Physician Runs Methadone Clinic to Treat Opioid Addicts
I am a residency-trained, American Board of Emergency Medicine–certified emergency physician and proud of it. I have... -
Opinion: Emergency Physicians Need Better Education on Medical Cannabis
I was disappointed by the one-sided argument published in ACEP Now’s May 2017 article “Experiencing the Dangers...
Emergency Physician Runs Methadone Clinic to Treat Opioid Addicts
I am a residency-trained, American Board of Emergency Medicine–certified emergency physician and proud of it. I have…
Opinion: Emergency Physicians Need Better Education on Medical Cannabis
I was disappointed by the one-sided argument published in ACEP Now’s May 2017 article “Experiencing the Dangers…
Increasing Number of Children Addicted to Opioids
Opioid addiction is not just a problem among adults in the United States. A new study shows…
5 Important Considerations for EMS Naloxone Administration
1) Endpoints of Therapy: More is Not Always Better EMS providers may encounter patients with complete or…
ED-Initiated Buprenorphine Cost-Effective for Opioid Dependence
Initiating buprenorphine in the emergency department (ED), followed by ongoing primary care with buprenorphine, is cost-effective for…
Low-Dose Ketamine Emerges as Effective Opioid Alternative
Amid a national opioid epidemic, there is a search for other effective analgesics in the emergency department,…
DEA Proposes Cutting Production of Some Opioid Painkillers
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed a 20 percent reduction in the manufacture of certain…
More than One-Third of U.S. Adults Prescribed Opioids in 2015
The United States needs to curb excessive opioid prescribing and improve access to pain management techniques, suggests…
Mallinckrodt Settles U.S. Opioid Drug Probe for $35 Million
Mallinckrodt Plc, one of the largest manufacturers of the generic opioid painkiller oxycodone, will pay $35 million…