Pharmacology
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Use SAMPLE history to assess the patient’s complaint and make treatment decisions
“Before you trade in your morphine for ketamine, the adverse events need to be discussed”
Real-world data of high-dose naloxone administration by law enforcement officers found no added benefit to opioid overdose patients
From fentanyl, to heroin, to ketamine, to carfentanil: the drug epidemic didn’t start in the back of an ambulance
There is concern the White House actions will be empty talk without a long-term commitment to paying for more addiction treatment
A study of four states estimated that 13 percent to 35 percent of the Medicaid expansion population abused or were dependent on opioids
Officials said a third student became ill at the high school from taking an unknown drug
Officials launched an $8 million effort to attract ideas for using technology to solve the national opioid addiction crisis that has touched scores of families
Officials are skeptical of the study that said one fewer person has died a month of an opioid overdose since the sale of legal marijuana
The man claimed people were trying to kill him and that his heart was going to explode” after possibly breaking an EMT’s thumb
Police officers are investigating how the child overdosed and how he got the drugs
The naloxone will be provided to the school district for free; the school nurses said they want to help save lives
The sites allow people suffering from heroin and opioid addiction to inject drugs under the supervision of medical professionals
Gov. Rick Scott, who declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency in May, wants more than $50 million in funding
Officials from four federal health agencies delivered their dire assessment of the opioid epidemic
The lawsuit alleges the pharma companies used deceptive marketing practices to tout the benefits of opioids for chronic pain
Walgreens Boots Alliance is specifically targeting locations near military bases and other areas where the opioid epidemic has challenged communities
Attorney General Mike DeWine is creating a task force of health insurers to find way to solve the addiction crisis
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The agency notified 74 manufacturers of so-called immediate-release opioids that their drugs will now be subject to the tougher requirements
Our co-hosts are joined by EMS1 video producer Ray Kemp to discuss his latest video project, which looks at an addict’s side of addiction
Melania Trump wants to work in tandem with the president’s drug commission on youth and prevention initiatives
From 2014 to 2017, the number of opioid-related deaths reported in Maryland more than doubled
The decision, which came down Friday, allows paramedics across the state to administer acetaminophen, Motrin and an IV option of Toradol
Police and paramedics found the boy unresponsive with shallow breathing in a home where several adults with drug history live
The program will also limit the daily dosage based on their strength; restriction will apply to patients who are new to pain pills
Recent spikes in the Maryland heroin and opioid epidemic have triggered calls for substantial changes in education systems statewide
HHS, CDC commit opioid funding grant money to public health based models for combating the crisis
Overdose deaths rose to 1,631 in Tennessee in 2016, more than double what was seen statewide just five years ago
The lawsuit seeks to limit the availability of the drugs that often lead to addiction
Initiative aims to save lives, reduce illegal and prescription drug misuse, improve overdose and early interventions to treatment and recovery through education
Federal prosecutors said Joseph Comstock stole morphine and fentanyl for his personal use
A first responder shares his own addiction story and why nobody should fear reaching out or calling 911
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