ACEP Leadership Addresses Opioid Crisis, Mass Shootings, and Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act
The ACEP leadership team works tirelessly to improve the field of emergency medicine. Here’s a selection of…
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ACEP Leadership Addresses Opioid Crisis, Mass Shootings, and Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act
The ACEP leadership team works tirelessly to improve the field of emergency medicine. Here’s a selection of... -
Opinion: We Have Effective Treatments for Opioid Addiction—Why Don’t We Use Them?
The Case A 32-year-old female with anxiety and recent bimalleolar ankle fracture presents requesting help with her... -
Indivior, Drug to Fight Opioid Addiction, Approved by U.S. FDA
Indivior’s experimental drug to help fight America’s growing opioid addiction crisis was approved by the U.S. Food...
Opinion: We Have Effective Treatments for Opioid Addiction—Why Don’t We Use Them?
The Case A 32-year-old female with anxiety and recent bimalleolar ankle fracture presents requesting help with her…
Indivior, Drug to Fight Opioid Addiction, Approved by U.S. FDA
Indivior’s experimental drug to help fight America’s growing opioid addiction crisis was approved by the U.S. Food…
Facts About the Opium Poppy
Click here for question. Answer As an opioid, Papaver somniferum and its derivatives cause miosis. Background The…
What Is This Dreamy Flower’s Dangerous Secret?
Question Does this toxin cause miosis or mydriasis? Click here for answer. Dr. Hack (Oleander Photography) is…
The Facts About Abstral (Sublingual Fentanyl) Tablets
A bstral is a sublingual (SL) dosage form of the pure opioid agonist fentanyl. It’s approved by the…
Do Emergency Physicians Need Yet Another Fentanyl Option?
Much has been written about the opioid crisis in America. Alternative medication regimens have been proposed. The…
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…
Increasing Number of Children Addicted to Opioids
Opioid addiction is not just a problem among adults in the United States. A new study shows…
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…