About Benzo Withdrawal
Yes, they're effective -- for a week or two. After that, most of their effectiveness has eroded. If someone is still taking them on a daily basis, it's probably an indication of growing dependence
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Quick Update– Opioids & Something New
It appears that the presence of other drugs in the fentanyl and heroin currently flooding our streets has made naloxone, the opioid antagonist that is our primary weapon against OD fatalities, far less likely to be effective.
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It’s Back – GHB
Now this really sounds like what we heard from Purdue Pharma in the early days of the Oxycontin epidemic.
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Labeling Benzos
For a long time, many medical professionals were resistant to the idea that benzos could be hazardous unless the patient took too many at once, or mixed them with alcohol.
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Excited Delirium? Ketamine on the Street
Excited delirium is a term widely recognized in emergency medicine yet somehow lacks a single accepted definition.
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