June 16, 2022 Drug Abuse Student and teacher naloxone training program to thwart opioid overdose deaths is an excellent idea and will save lives.
September 23, 2019 Addiction New guidelines for injectable opioid provision for the severely addicted
September 13, 2019 Addiction Vending-machine opioids is an interesting proposal to save lives but evaluate this idea with the Law of Unintended Consequences in mind before it becomes policy.
September 5, 2019 Addiction Seven times more opioid prescriptions in Canada and U.S. than Sweden: study
August 28, 2019 Wednesday House Call Wednesday House Call, August 28, 2019: CBD, the new Soma being pitched by celebrity near you!
May 31, 2019 Addiction The number of hospitalizations for alcohol and other drugs have overtaken those for heart attacks and stroke. Mental health issues are a significant contributing factor and needs to be addressed.
April 26, 2019 Addiction Providing a safe prescribed and monitored source of opioids can help reduce the risk of drug overdoses by reducing the need to seek street-available drugs. It has the potential to add some normalcy into a life.
December 21, 2018 Addiction More talk but little action it seems on providing appropriate service for people suffering from opioid addiction.
November 9, 2018 Prescription Drugs Does the U.S. really need another oral opioid medication that is 500-1000 times the equivalent morphine dose? FDA seems to think so.