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Case In Point
Case In Point
09/06/2024
A 62-year-old White man presented to our emergency department with symptoms of right-sided facial numbness and dysarthria. He also had been having abdominal pain for the previous 5 days, which was...
09/06/2024
Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
04/14/2024

Ann W. Latner, JD

Ann W. Latner, JD
A California physician was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for conspiring with a pharmacist to illegally distribute controlled substances. Should the pharmacist receive a similar sentence?
04/14/2024
Review
Review
04/02/2024

Anne Wei, PA-S31 • Melva Navarro, PA-S31 • Violet Yeager, DO, MSPH2 • Bishoy Goubran, MD2 • Robert A. Moran, MD3

Anne Wei, PA-S31 • Melva Navarro, PA-...
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) or deliberate self-harm is defined as the volitional, direct injury of the body tissue without suicidal intent. Substance abuse complicates the presentation because it masks...
04/02/2024

Interactive Features

Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
04/14/2024

Ann W. Latner, JD

Ann W. Latner, JD
A California physician was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for conspiring with a pharmacist to illegally distribute controlled substances. Should the pharmacist receive a similar sentence?
04/14/2024
opioids
opioids
07/10/2022
Many patients ask about using both benzodiazepines and opioids. W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh, asks whether you know the possible effects of combining the 2 drug classes.
07/10/2022
opioids
opioids
03/12/2019
We want to know whether you think opioids should be made illegal in the United States. Tell us your thoughts by taking this poll.
03/12/2019
Opioid addiction
Opioid addiction
09/27/2018
According to a new study, most patients who receive buprenorphine for opioid use disorder discontinue treatment in how many days?
09/27/2018
Drug Test
Drug Test
04/26/2018
A 56-year-old house painter fell off a ladder and fractured 3 ribs. He was prescribed tramadol for pain relief. A few days later, the results of a urine drug test came back positive for methadone. The man...
04/26/2018

Clinical Insights

Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
11/17/2023
In this video, Brett Snodgrass, a nurse practitioner, provides the take-home messages from her session "Digging Deeper: Substance Use Disorder” at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2023 Virtual Series....
11/17/2023
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
05/11/2023
In this video, Brett Snodgrass, a nurse practitioner, provides a preview of her session "Digging Deeper: Substance Use Disorder” at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2023 Virtual Series on May 26. Ms...
05/11/2023
opioids
opioids
06/13/2022
A recent study led by Kerry Flannagan, PhD, examined how opioid use may result in pregnancy loss and lower changes of conception. Dr Flannagan answered our questions about her team’s study.
06/13/2022
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
01/05/2022
In this article, Scott T. Vergano, MD, writes about 5 top papers about the trends in cervical cancer incidence and mortality, the effects of cannabis use in pregnancy, electronic health records,...
01/05/2022
Public Health
Public Health
05/23/2019
Ronald Martin, from the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition, outlines the challenges associated with implementing a harm reduction model to combat the opioid crisis, as well as ways to overcome these...
05/23/2019