New FirstHealth Policy Outlines Emergency Department Protocols for …
New FirstHealth Policy Outlines Emergency Department Protocols for …
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“(Physicians) will only use prescription narcotics when (they) have exhausted every other option,” said Dr. Michael Antil, a specialist in internal medicine with Pinehurst Medical Clinic and a member of the FirstHealth task force that developed the …
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Health officials blame heroin for spike in Maryland overdose deaths
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The new data could confirm the recent warnings from state health officials that a crackdown on illicit prescription opiates was pushing more addicts toward the street drug. Related; Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds …
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Clear-eyed path to prevention
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As states, including New York, have moved to clamp down on prescription drug abuse, other substances, like heroin – less costly and widely available – increasingly become a drug of choice. It's a vicious cycle. The illicit use of prescription medicines …
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