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Opioid

  • ACEP-Developed Opioid Bills Pass the House, Move to Senate

    Two pieces of opioid legislation—the POWER Act and the ALTO Act—that ACEP developed and introduced to Congress have successfully passed...
  • Legal Access to Marijuana Tied to Drop in Opioid Prescriptions

    Opioid prescriptions may decline when states legalize marijuana, suggest two U.S. studies in JAMA Internal Medicine. One...
  • FDA Asks Drugmakers to Limit Amount of Opioid Drug in Packaging

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking manufacturers of a common opioid medicine to change the...

ACEP-Developed Opioid Bills Pass the House, Move to Senate

July 18, 2018 - ACEP Now - 0 Comment

Two pieces of opioid legislation—the POWER Act and the ALTO Act—that ACEP developed and introduced to Congress have successfully passed…

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Legal Access to Marijuana Tied to Drop in Opioid Prescriptions

April 10, 2018 - Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - 0 Comment

Opioid prescriptions may decline when states legalize marijuana, suggest two U.S. studies in JAMA Internal Medicine. One…

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FDA Asks Drugmakers to Limit Amount of Opioid Drug in Packaging

February 14, 2018 - Reuters Staff - 0 Comment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking manufacturers of a common opioid medicine to change the…

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Facts About the Opium Poppy

November 13, 2017 - Jason Hack, MD - 1 Comment

Click here for question. Answer As an opioid, Papaver somniferum and its derivatives cause miosis. Background The…

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What Is This Dreamy Flower’s Dangerous Secret?

November 13, 2017 - Jason Hack, MD - 0 Comment

Question Does this toxin cause miosis or mydriasis? Click here for answer. Dr. Hack (Oleander Photography) is…

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Emergency Physician Runs Methadone Clinic to Treat Opioid Addicts

October 14, 2017 - Eric Ketcham, MD, MBA, FACEP, FACHE - 2 Comments

I am a residency-trained, American Board of Emergency Medicine–certified emergency physician and proud of it. I have…

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5 Important Considerations for EMS Naloxone Administration

September 12, 2017 - Eric J. Cortez, MD, FAEMS; and John R. Casey, DO, MA, FACEP - 0 Comment

1) Endpoints of Therapy: More is Not Always Better EMS providers may encounter patients with complete or…

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Low-Dose Ketamine Emerges as Effective Opioid Alternative

August 15, 2017 - Reid K. Smith, MD; Anne Messman, MD, FACEP; and John Wilburn, MD, FACEP - 5 Comments

Amid a national opioid epidemic, there is a search for other effective analgesics in the emergency department,…

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ACEP’s Role at Fundraiser for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan an Example of Access to Legislators through NEMPAC

August 14, 2017 - Rebecca Parker, MD, FACEP - 0 Comment

The value of access to legislators cannot be understated, and a strong political action committee (PAC) provides…

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More than One-Third of U.S. Adults Prescribed Opioids in 2015

August 8, 2017 - Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) - 0 Comment

The United States needs to curb excessive opioid prescribing and improve access to pain management techniques, suggests…

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