Substance Abuse
Drs. Antevy, Piehl, Spiro, Scheppke, Bernstein and Kupas discuss ketamine and other sedatives, and how to minimize risk when administering
Looking back into the data on EMS activations and trends, and looking forward in hope
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss some of the top news from across the industry and offer their unique perspective on upcoming legislation, provider rights and more
Medicaid has begun paying for additional services and treatment options for low-income addicts, including screenings, methadone and naloxone
Departments are scrambling for ways to protect their first responders and identify the powders and pills they encounter on the scenes of overdoses and crimes
The Best Documentary Short Subject nominee follows three women who are fighting the opioid epidemic in Huntington, West Virginia
The proposal bars doctors from prescribing more than an initial five-day supply of pain meds and will help uninsured and underinsured people get addiction treatment
Joshua Weller claims he was retaliated against after standing up for a female colleague, and said his superior abused prescription drugs on duty
DisposeRx turns any form of opioid into a biodegradable gel that is impossible to convert back into a consumable drug
The state’s opioid battle has prompted some lawmakers to endorse the idea of “supervised injection sites” as another way to reduce overdose deaths
Educating patients about alternate forms of pain management could stem the tide of opioid overdoses
They said the crisis is beginning to erode the nation’s workforce and undermine companies’ ability to hire
A study has found a simple way to nudge ER doctors: set the electronic medical records system to default to the recommended 10 opioid pills
The “public safety president” can use the bully pulpit to do much, much more for EMS and other public safety personnel
An NIH study found that alcohol-related visits increased 50 percent from 2006 to 2014, especially among women and middle-aged to older patients
State Sen. Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, who works as a paramedic for AMR of Pueblo, said the amount of times naloxone was needed last year is concerning
The three goals under the declaration include improving coordination and data collection, as well as offering better tools to potentially save lives
Officials are pushing to be the first city in the U.S. to have a supervised injection site with a controversial proposal
EMS can be a major player in clinical medicine, operational delivery and healthcare changes, decreasing morbidity and mortality
The legislation is expected to include a limit on the first fill of narcotic drugs and a good Samaritan law allowing bystanders to call 911 for help without fear of arrest
Lawmakers hope that mandating use of the state’s prescription monitoring program will reduce drug abuse in Texas
Under the program, if an individual meets certain criteria, the SOBER Unit ambulance will transport that person to the sobering center on skid row
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state would sue pharmaceutical companies that violate rules on prescription monitoring and reporting
Officials said drug makers and distributors contributed to a “public health crisis” where patients are turned into addicts to feed corporate greed
Scientists said they have unveiled the structure of a receptor protein as it binds to a morphine-related molecule for the first time
Neighbors described a frightening scene in which seven men and two women delirious and with “glassy eyes” were wheeled out on stretchers to nine ambulances
The amount of naloxone administered by laypersons in 2017 was 232 mg, an increase of 442 percent
Each person who took a kit was taught how to administer naloxone; the effort is being funded by a federal grant
The effort operates on the long-held perception that drug addiction often starts with prescriptions and leads to more dangerous drugs
The study showed that 50 percent of patients with chronic pain who were treated with topical analgesics discontinued their opioid medications
EMS sleep practices, the opioid epidemic, community paramedicine and patient transport mark some of the biggest issues to watch in 2018
Latest data shows the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in West Virginia was 52 per 100,000 in 2016
The distributors argue that if anyone is to blame, it’s the Drug Enforcement Administration, which oversees their regulatory requirement
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