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Addiction Medicine

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    Interpretation of the Urine Drug Screen

    May 2, 2022

    Dr. Cunningham Case A 40-year-old male with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and chronic pain presents with somnolence and a respiratory rate of 10 breaths per minute that responded to...

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    Inpatient addiction-medicine consultation services decrease 90-day mortality and seven-day readmission rates, but not 30-day readmission rates or ED utilization

    April 1, 2022

    Dr. Munoa Clinical question: Do inpatient addiction-medicine consultation services (AMCS) affect patient mortality and medical utilization post-discharge? Background:  AMCS are increasingly...

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    Characteristics of hospitalized patients whose substance use increased amid the impacts of COVID-19

    March 3, 2022

    Nearly 20 million U.S. adults experience a substance use disorder (SUD) annually,1 leading to more than 650 thousand hospital admissions.2 Large-scale crises like the COVID-19 pandemic can...

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    Short-acting opioids needed for withdrawal in U.S. hospitals, say experts

    November 23, 2021

    The short-acting drugs can complement methadone and buprenorphine to help patients get faster relief and help patients stay in the hospital to help with long-term management, say the authors of a new commentary.

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    U.S. overdose deaths hit an all-time high

    November 18, 2021

    Fentanyl and methamphetamine are contributing to rising numbers of fatalities, federal officials say.

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    FDA approves combo pill for severe, acute pain

    October 19, 2021

    Seglentis contains 56 mg of celecoxib and 44 mg of tramadol.

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    Substance abuse boosts COVID hospitalization, death risk, even after vaccination

    October 15, 2021

    Investigators found about twice as many individuals with an SUD had a breakthrough COVID-19 infection as their counterparts without an SUD.

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    Opioid prescribing mapped: Alabama highest, New York lowest

    October 4, 2021

    The Medicare Part D opioid prescribing rate dropped in all 50 states from 2014 to 2019, but disparities remain.

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    COVID-19 hospitalization 80% more likely for smokers

    September 29, 2021

    These results contrast with previous studies that have suggested a protective effect of smoking against COVID-19.

  • News

    Growing proportion of cardiac arrests in U.S. considered opioid related

    September 10, 2021

    Due to a steep rise, opioid-associated cardiac arrests have become a major public health issue.

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