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Thursday, February 21st, 2019

ERs Missing Opportunity to Send OD Patients on to Addiction Treatment

In spite of the current opioid crisis that has been making headlines on a regular basis, Emergency Room (ER) doctors and staff have been missing opportunities to refer overdose...
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Monday, March 5th, 2018

Safe Injection Sites in AZ

Safe Injection Sites in AZ Safe injection sites, also known as supervised injection facilities or “fix rooms,” provide a medically-supervised facility where injectable drugs can be used safely and...
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers as Effective as Opioids for ER Patients

For a number of patients, their first introduction to opioid pain medications occurs when they seek treatment in an Emergency Room (ER). Since doctors have more than one option...
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2017

New Study Shows Power of Prescription Length

Emergency rooms throughout the country have recently started cutting back on the number of days’ worth of painkillers are prescribed to patients. Instead of the previously standard seven days,...
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2015

Emergency Room Doctors Can Help Reduce Prescription Drug Problem

ER doctors are well aware that many people addicted to prescription drugs utilize the emergency department as a way to obtain narcotic painkillers. They often go into the hospital...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2015

Methamphetamine Rising Again in Many Areas

Despite the lack of media attention methamphetamine has gotten over the last several years, it is still a widely abused drug. In fact, methamphetamine users are showing up in...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

Emergency Calls for Synthetic Marijuana Use Increasing Again

Synthetic marijuana, which is often called Spice, has been the cause of thousands of people being sent to the ER in a recent spike. The drug is designed to...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2014

Additional Complications From Marijuana Use Discovered

Despite legalization in Colorado and Washington, marijuana use still poses a threat to individual and public health. New research recently discovered that marijuana use can affect more major organs...
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Friday, April 4th, 2014

Emergency Departments Have Contributed to Increase In Opiate Use

Researchers from the George Washington University School of Medicine recently found that the the number of emergency room visits resulting in a prescription for painkiller rose nearly 50 percent...
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