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…
Opioid Crisis
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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... -
Manage Pain Without Opioids
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Occupational strains and sprains are common presentations to the emergency physician. At the same time, there...
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…
Manage Pain Without Opioids
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Occupational strains and sprains are common presentations to the emergency physician. At the same time, there…
ACEP Council Reviews Opioid Policies and More at Annual Meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The 2017 ACEP Council considered several resolutions during its annual meeting this week, including issues related…
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…
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,…
Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block Can Help Avoid Opioid Use for Patients with Rib Fractures
Pain management of the acutely injured patient with rib fractures can be difficult for even the most…
FDA Warning for Opioids, Benzodiazepines, Experimental Drug for Alzheimer’s Is Promising, and More
FDA Requires Boxed Warning, Medication Guides for Opioids, Benzodiazepines The prescription of opioids and benzodiazepines in combination…
U.S. Justice Department to Enlist Federal Prosecutors to Fight Opioid Crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will enlist federal prosecutors to help fight the nation’s opioid…