ACEP Joins National Opioid Working Group
ACEP has joined dozens of other medical groups to participate in the U.S. Department of Health and…
Drug Abuse
-
ACEP Joins National Opioid Working Group
ACEP has joined dozens of other medical groups to participate in the U.S. Department of Health and... -
Naloxone Distribution Strategies Needed in Emergency Departments
The Case A 57-year-old man is brought in by family in a private vehicle after a “heroin... -
Florida Opioid Abuse Legislation Tied to Dip in Prescriptions
Florida’s efforts to curb opioid abuse by registering pain clinics and electronically monitoring prescriptions may have helped...
Naloxone Distribution Strategies Needed in Emergency Departments
The Case A 57-year-old man is brought in by family in a private vehicle after a “heroin…
Florida Opioid Abuse Legislation Tied to Dip in Prescriptions
Florida’s efforts to curb opioid abuse by registering pain clinics and electronically monitoring prescriptions may have helped…
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…
Critics of Zohydro ER Approval Suspect Conflict of Interest with Pharmaceutical Industry
Whether you buy into a Food and Drug Administration conspiracy theory or not, there are many problems…
Alcohol and Tobacco, not Marijuana, are True Gateway Drugs
Having practiced EM for over 35 years, I respectfully take issue with Professor Ducharme’s reference to marijuana…