Naloxone to Reduce Opiate Overdose Deaths Raises Cost, Liability, and Safety Concerns
The U.S. opiate epidemic leads to about 16,000 deaths a year. Activists have proposed solutions, and many…
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Naloxone to Reduce Opiate Overdose Deaths Raises Cost, Liability, and Safety Concerns
The U.S. opiate epidemic leads to about 16,000 deaths a year. Activists have proposed solutions, and many... -
Overdose Antidote Naloxone Hydrochloride Available in California Pharmacies
Naloxone hydrochloride will now be available upon request at California pharmacies. Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill... -
Readers Weigh in on Marijuana Legalization, Decriminalization
The argument that we, as a nation, can “Make Marijuana Safer by Making It Legal” [Oct. 2014]...
Overdose Antidote Naloxone Hydrochloride Available in California Pharmacies
Naloxone hydrochloride will now be available upon request at California pharmacies. Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill…
Readers Weigh in on Marijuana Legalization, Decriminalization
The argument that we, as a nation, can “Make Marijuana Safer by Making It Legal” [Oct. 2014]…
Drug Overdoses from Acetyl Fentanyl Mixed Into Street Drugs On Rise
A new study in Annals of Emergency Medicine warns emergency physicians that what appears to be an…
Designer Drug 25B-NBOMe Use Likely to Land Overdose Cases in Your Emergency Department
The Case It is a weekend, almost 3 a.m. in the emergency department. Paramedics report they are…
How Legalizing Marijuana Has Impacted Colorado
Colorado has had a long history with marijuana. It became one of the first states to allow medical marijuana in 2000.
Legalizing Marijuana Will Make It Safer
Prohibition of marijuana is a failed public health policy. Nearly 85 percent of Americans have tried marijuana. For at least two decades, it has been easier for adolescents to obtain marijuana than alcohol. Marijuana is the biggest cash crop in California. Nationwide, Americans spend and consume between $75 billion and $120 billion worth of marijuana annually.
How Emergency Physicians Should Treat Chronic Pain Patients Without Adequate Follow Up
Scenario 1: Mr. Smith is a 42-year-old male who has come to the ED because he is…
Congress Questions Ethics Behind FDA Approval of Zohydro ER
The FDA’s approval of the hydrocodone drug Zohydro ER has been met with criticism from health care…
Emergency Physicians Urged Not to Prescribe New Opioid, Zohydro ER, Given High Potential for Abuse
Despite the United States encompassing just 5 percent of the world’s population, it accounts for 84 percent…