Lethal and insidious
Addiction is potentially the most lethal disease we encounter in medical practice. As emergency healthcare providers we can have an enormous impact on 'years of life lost' by managing this illness well.
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Opioids in the Emergency Department
EDs stand at the front line of the opioid epidemic and by leveraging ED-initiated MAT they can give patients the chance at recovery they deserve.
Opioids
An opioid is any psychoactive chemical that resembles opiates in their pharmacological effects by binding opioid receptors. They may be endogenous or exogenous compounds, and may be naturally occurring or synthetic