Opioids are still a problem
With all that has been going on over the last 2 – 3 years, it is easy to forget that we were in an opioid crisis. This crisis hasn’t been fixed. It is still ongoing. From NYT: Opioids were the leading cause of fatal poisonings among children age 5 years old and younger in recent […]
Increase and fatal and nonfatal overdoses involving benzodiazepines
Yes there is more than just Covid19 going on out there. From the CDC: This is the first multistate report to examine recent trends in both nonfatal and fatal benzodiazepine overdoses. Three concerning trends during 2019–2020 were identified: 1) increases in both nonfatal and fatal overdoses involving benzodiazepines and opioids; 2) marked increases in illicit […]
Insurance Companies and the Opioid Problem
The opioid epidemic is a multifaceted problem. One of the things that is driving the problem is our culture. We are being told by the TV that if anything is wrong with first even if it’s just for a half a second, we need to take something in order to fix that problem. There’s a […]
Considering a Ban on High-Dose Opioids
I would bet that the data shows that these high-dose opioids are not really the problem. I suspect what is abused is the regular low dose opioids but I need to see the data. I’m not sure if this proposal helps or hurts the problem. From CNN.com: Groups representing public health officials and doctors banded […]