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'Chasing the Dragon' Diagnostic Criteria Proposed

Heroin inhalation method emerging as popular, but literature is scarce

FDA Advisory Committee Rejects New ER Opioid

Votes 3-14 against recommending product approval

AMA Delegates Punt on Assisted Suicide Policy

Also: resolution calling for more opioid training approved

Surgeon General Urges AMA to Diversify Membership

'Ask yourselves if you're looking at where the puck is going'

Patients on Opioids May Fail to Properly Prep for Colonoscopy

Study finds users also more likely to suffer complications

In Virginia, He's an Addict. In New York, He's Treating Them

"They keep it all very quiet. It's not part of the public record"

ACOG: Postpartum Pain Management Requires Individualized Approach

Opioids may be 'held in reserve' if other options fail

Novel Combo Tablet Succeeds as Adjunctive Depression Treatment

Daily ALKS 5461 includes buprenorphine and samidorphan

Crowd-Sourced Data Pinpoints Patterns of Needle Discard

Study shows harm-reduction opportunity in '311' info

ACGME a 'Game-Changer' for Addiction Medicine

Fellowships in addiction medicine open for all specialties

Long-Acting Buprenorphine Helps QoL Outcomes

Quick assessment tool seen as viable for gauging treatment success

Fentanyl-Related Overdoses Create Unique Obstacles

Ethnographic study documents clinical course from first moments

Despite OD Risk, Opioid-Benzo Rx Continues

Physicians know risks but still prescribe dangerous combination

Slow Medicine: More on Prostate Cancer Screening; Simple Treatments for Nausea

Also, a study quantifies waste in clinical practice

Morning Break: Antacids and Allergies; Condom-Snorting; Classroom Vaping

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 麻豆传媒 staff

Opioid Suicides; Dr. Predator; Now, a Benzo Crisis

The past week in health-related investigations

Mumps and Boosters; Ecigs and Quitting: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include sinusitis treatment, low back pain management, waning mumps immunity, and e-cigarettes and quitting attempts

Women Do Well Without Opioids after Gyn Surgery

An 89% drop in opioid use with restrictive prescribing protocol

Heroin Use in Pain Patients Signals Something Badly Amiss

Tied to other illicit drug use, non-adherence to prescribed opioids

Cannabis Not a Pain Aid for Opioid Users

Sleep quality also not influenced by use

Optimal Post-Op Pain Management: It's Complicated

Competing demands on nurses seen as biggest barrier to optimal care

'She Trusted Me, and I'd Turned Her Away'

Physician wracked with guilt after losing patient to overdose

Trump Releases FY 2019 Budget Proposal

Includes $68 billion for HHS; continues push for ACA repeal

Book Review: Dreamland

The true tale of America's opiate epidemic

8 Vintage Medical Advertisements

These ads show how much times have (and haven't) changed

Radiologists See Evidence, Impact of Opioid Epidemic

Emboli and infections from unsafe injection practices turn up on imaging

Most Patients Survive One Year After Naloxone Rescue

After resuscitation, 15% dead within a year

Policy Experts Debate Pros and Cons of State Medicaid Waivers

Will administration show too much flexibility?

Experts Examine Trump's 'Just Say No 2.0' Message on Drugs

'On the right track' says one; others argue it simply hasn't worked

Antihistamine Improves Quality of Sedation During Colonoscopy

More research needed on diphenhydramine as an adjunct to sedation

Menopause May Be Risk Period for Chronic Pain, Opioid Use

Study looked at cohort of women veterans

ACG Hosts Annual Meeting with World Gastroenterology Organisation

Thousands gather in Orlando for latest GI news, trends

Study: Opioid Users Don't See Overdose as Wakeup Call

Brush with death had little effect on subsequent use

Can a Mild Opioid Work for Opioid 'Detox'?

Could be a method to manage opioid withdrawal symptoms