“I Felt Like an Old Fool”:
“I Felt Like an Old Fool”:
Several months after I submitted a second group of charts, he came back with an official board document. The agent told me that … The board's action resulted in a number of my patients going through significant opioid withdrawal, and five of them …
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First Responders Should Carry Narcan
Narcan is an opiate antagonist, meaning it reverses the deadly effects of a heroin overdose quickly. It is true that the person will sometimes take on the appearance of being in drug withdrawal, which can make them quite agitated, but this indicates …
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North Carolina Leads South With Drug Overdose Reform
As painkiller use rose, so did painkiller overdose deaths. In Wilkes, the … First developed in the 1960s, naloxone binds to the brain's opioid receptors, blocking the effect of oxycodone or heroin, and sends the body into immediate withdrawal. The …
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