St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center Aims to Avoid Opioid Use in Emergency Department
Opioids have a place in the emergency department for the treatment of acute pain. However, they can…
Opioid Crisis
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St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center Aims to Avoid Opioid Use in Emergency Department
Opioids have a place in the emergency department for the treatment of acute pain. However, they can... -
ACEP’s New Pain Management Section Provides Venue to Discuss Pain Topics, Opioid Addiction
Emergency medicine pain management can be painful, but it doesn’t have to be. I recently finished a... -
ACEP Joins National Opioid Working Group
ACEP has joined dozens of other medical groups to participate in the U.S. Department of Health and...
ACEP’s New Pain Management Section Provides Venue to Discuss Pain Topics, Opioid Addiction
Emergency medicine pain management can be painful, but it doesn’t have to be. I recently finished a…
ACEP Joins National Opioid Working Group
ACEP has joined dozens of other medical groups to participate in the U.S. Department of Health and…
Emergency Medicine’s Role in Prescription Opioid Abuse
As a member of the board of the Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians, I get the opportunity…
Regional Anesthesia an Alternative to Opioids in the Emergency Department
As discussed in previous issues, the availability of options for severe pain control other than opioids has…
Non-Opioid Pain Medications to Consider for Emergency Department Patients
As recently as 15 years ago, the approach to pain management was a symptomatic one, whereby the…
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…
Standard Strategies for Emergency Physicians To Use When Patients Seek Opioids
A test positive for cocaine is a true positive for that drug—and no patients testing positive for…
Opioid Risk Tool Pegs Addiction Likelihood at Less Than 0.2% for Low-Risk Chronic-Pain Patients
With no perfect way to assess risk, an objective tool combined with urine drug testing can help…
A Rational Approach to the Opioid-Seeking Patient
How emergency physicians can minimize stress, avoid confrontations while meeting patient needs Drug Diversion and Abuse Is…