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 […]
Drug overdoses are up…Way up!
West Virginia is leading the way in drug overdoses with a rate of 41.5 per 100,000. From Reuters: The number of deadly heroin overdoses in the United States more than quadrupled from 2010 to 2015, a federal agency said on Friday, as the price of the drug dropped and its potency increased. There were 12,989 overdose […]
The Problem with Painkillers
Earlier this week almost all of the major news outlets were discussing painkillers because a study from the CDC revealed that middle-aged women were dying at higher rates than previously reported. I am a trauma surgeon. I deal with pain everyday. I wish I could tell you that there are clues or a key to figuring […]