Toxicology
Case Reports
Case Studies in Toxicology: Somehow…It’s Always Lupus
A 14-year-old girl presented with normal mental status following an intentional overdose. Within 30 minutes of arrival, she developed profound...
News
FDA: New labeling warns against combining opioids, benzodiazepines
Prescription opioid pain or cough medicines and benzodiazepines will now carry the strongest available warning regarding serious side effects and...
Conference Coverage
Opioid overdose epidemic now felt in the ICU
SAN FRANCISCO – The opioid overdose crisis in the United States is now plainly evident in intensive care units (ICUs), finds a study of hospitals...
Case Reports
He Huffed and He Puffed and He Got Frostbite
News
E-cigarettes fuel increase in nicotine exposures in young children
Conference Coverage
Pediatric self-administration drives cough and cold drug mishaps
Key clinical point: Serious adverse events in U.S.
Practice Economics
ABMS approves new addiction medicine subspecialty
Any ABMS board-certified physician will be able to seek subspecialty certification in addiction medicine.
News
New CDC opioid guideline targets overprescribing for chronic pain
Nonopioid therapy is the preferred approach to manage chronic pain outside of active cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care, the CDC said.
Practice Economics
Marijuana tourists also visiting Colorado EDs
Conference Coverage
Designer drug symptoms can mimic schizophrenia, anxiety, depression
Case Reports
Case Studies In Toxicology: Withdrawal: Another Danger of Diversion
While attending a methadone treatment program, a 34-year-old man with a history of polysubstance abuse experienced a witnessed seizure.