Patient Safety or Profit First?
One of the most puzzling aspects of the opioid crisis has been the fact that despite the known dangers of these drugs, physicians have continued
One of the most puzzling aspects of the opioid crisis has been the fact that despite the known dangers of these drugs, physicians have continued
The stats are well known. America is in the midst of a crisis of opioid drug addiction and deadly overdoses. The current annual death rate
Today, at least 2.5 million Americans are addicted to opioid drugs and over 30,000 are dying from opioid overdoses annually. Families are being destroyed. Careers
On September 11, 2001, 2,996 people were killed and another 6,000 wounded in a coordinated attack on U.S. targets. It was a day of unimaginable
It’s a well-documented fact that opioid addiction is at epidemic levels in the U.S. And sadly, opioids are equal opportunity addictors – effecting men and
The opioid crisis continues unabated across the nation and a new source of supply is greatly complicating efforts to stem the tide of addiction and
With death rates from opioid overdoses spiraling ever higher, one would expect EMTs, police and fire personnel to know how to treat someone in crisis.
Thirty-seven million Americans died from an opioid overdose (prescription drugs and heroin) in 2016 and over 2 million in the U.S. are addicted to these
We are in the midst of what the CDC characterizes as a major public health crisis – the spiraling epidemic of drug addiction in America.
If it’s possible – the opioid addiction crisis is morphing by generation and getting more deadly. Researchers at the University of Maryland now report that
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