Substance Use Disorders
This section provides EMS professionals with resources and training focused on identifying, managing and responding to patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). Articles cover recognition of drug and alcohol use in the field, treatment best practices, harm reduction strategies, and the evolving role of EMS in the opioid crisis. Learn how to address provider safety, compassion fatigue and stigma, while improving patient outcomes through evidence-based care and community partnerships.
Opioid settlement funding will continue for 11 to 18 years, and it is expected that more settlements will be forthcoming. Is your agency getting its share?
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
More than 64,000 died of drug overdoses last year in the U.S., most from opioids
The monthly injection has the potential to reduce dangerous relapses that occur when patients stop taking the currently available daily medication
The president gave his third-quarter salary to the Department of Health and Human Services to help “drive action” in the fight against opioids
The Unified Fire Authority will also teach everyone how to use the kit in an effort to teach the public how to reverse overdoses
Joseph Amello was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to deception, fraud, and forgery
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that Kellyanne Conway will coordinate the government’s response to the opioid epidemic
Port of Seattle Fire Captain David Washington rescued Zachary Oehrke after he overdosed in an airport bathroom
It wasn’t said how the drug entered the child’s system; the parents were arrested and both pleaded not guilty
The petition asks city leaders to criminally charge individuals who suffer from drug overdoses and receive medical attention
Officials said a cleaning crew and a hazardous materials team are working to clean up affected areas
The Tomah VA Medical Center was recognized by a couple who lost their son to an overdose for their strides to focus on patient-centered care
Police said they found Deanna Reyneveld crawling on the floor and swinging her arms “like a small child”
Jason Laut was convicted of wire fraud, falsifying narcotics logs, aggravated identity theft and tampering with fentanyl
The amount was more than six times higher than previous studies, accounting for around 2.8 percent of gross domestic product
Justin Nelson was charged with a DUI after he almost hit the ambulance with his Ford F-250 that was hauling a camp trailer
The three organizations are working together to develop an evidence-based guideline for naloxone administration
A regionwide project involves sending “recovery coaches” to hospitals as living proof that addicts can get better
The medications were approved statewide in September, and the town had been awaiting state-approved training protocol
University of North Dakota student Tristan Meadows wants to get 50 Narcan kits into the hands of leaders across campus
The rule says that doctors who exceed a new state dosage limit for more than half their patients would receive warnings
The opioid death rate among African-Americans in Chicago was 56 percent higher than for Caucasians
Cardinal Health’s Opioid Action Program will include giving 80,000 doses of naloxone to first responders and increasing support for drug-disposal and education
Theresa Plummer went home after watching over her son in the ICU and died soon after cleaning up the mess in the bathroom
Jack Talbot spent 13 days in a coma after an intoxicated carjacker hit him while driving on the wrong side of the road during a police chase
The nerve stimulator is the first device to treat such symptoms including joint pain, anxiety, stomach aches and insomnia
Researchers suggested that limiting the ability to acquire prescription painkillers can lead to more people using heroin
Christopher Langer, who was recently revived after a heroin overdose, said he was looking to “get even” by hurting first responders
The study found that a monthly shot works as well as a daily drug to prevent relapse
The new law includes a provision that creates an emergency drug and alcohol detoxification program to be administered by the Department of Health
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