Search results for "Substance Abuse"
QD: News Every Day--Less than 1% of anesthesiology residents had substance abuse disorders during training
15% of all abusers had a prior history of substance abuse before training. ... 28 individuals (7.3%) died during the training period, all related to substance abuse.
September 2019
QD: News Every Day--Substance abuse treatment rates rise in ambulatory care settings
QD: News Every Day--Substance abuse treatment rates rise in ambulatory care settings. ... The absolute number of visits for substance abuse increased from 10.6 million in 2001 through 2003 to 18 million in 2007 through 2009 (P=0.006).
September 2019
Physician drug testing
They also endorse the other“ patient safety measures” included in the proposition, including mandating that providers check a controlled substance database similar to the New York State I-STOP database before
September 2019
Opioid abuse potential prompts monitoring role for internists
Many pain and substance abuse experts feel the situation demands a change of emphasis in the various guidelines that exist for opioid use, particularly for chronic noncancer pain, such as those ... head of the federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
May 2011
Drinking and doctoring
Two studies assessed the results of physician-specific substance abuse treatment programs in the U.S. ... Another study in the issue looked at the potential roots of these substance abuse problems, by analyzing the drinking habits of med students.
September 2019
TB and drugs: A double whammy
But the substance abuse also makes it harder to treat the TB, according to a release from a new study in Archives of Internal Medicine. ... Why is this? Substance abusers may not get routine medical treatment, so they are less likely to be detected early.
September 2019
Pollyanna
Her: “Do you think we should do any more testing?” Me: “I think we should check another round of cardiac enzymes, don't you?” Her: “I don't ...
September 2019
QD: News Every Day--Prescription opiates causing more treatment admissions
Five substance groups accounted for 96% of admissions: alcohol (42%), opiates (21%), marijuana (18%), cocaine (9%), and methamphetamine/amphetamines (6%), reported the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. ... Marijuana was either
September 2019
Great idea
Occasionally, I come across something that is so profound that it illuminates how I think about a whole host of other things. The emerging s...
September 2019
Are we to blame for the heroin epidemic?
Are we to blame for the heroin epidemic? During my training in the 70s, heroin use dominated our substance abuse horizon. ... For the next 30+ years, we rarely heard about heroin. Over the past 10 years we have seen increasing opiate abuse, but the
September 2019