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Case In Point
CIP
Case In Point
Pain in a Man With Opioid Use Disorder Who Is Taking Medication-Assisted Therapy
09/06/2024
A 62-year-old White man presented to our emergency department with symptoms of right-sided facial numbness and dysarthria. He also had been having abdominal pain for the previous 5 days, which was...
09/06/2024
Review
Cannabis plant
Review
Naltrexone as an Adjunctive Treatment for Adolescents With Deliberate Self-Harm Behavior and Cannabis Use: A Case Series
04/02/2024
Anne Wei; Melva Navarro; Violet Yeager, DO, MSPH; Bishoy Goubran, MD; Robert A. Moran, MD
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) or deliberate self-harm is defined as the volitional, direct injury of the body tissue without suicidal intent. Substance abuse complicates the presentation because it masks...
04/02/2024
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Intracranial Bleed Caused by Acute Methamphetamine Use
09/08/2023
A 30-year-old homeless man was brought to the emergency department secondary to altered mental status, confusion, and agitation.
09/08/2023
Review Article
Review Article
A Systematic Approach to Evaluating and Managing QTc Prolongation in Patients Undergoing Methadone Agonist Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
07/26/2021
Opioid use disorder (OUD) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and throughout the world. Fewer than 10% of people with OUD receive effective treatment.
07/26/2021
Feature
Feature
Why Do People With Addictions Seek to Escape Rather Than Connect? A Look at the Approach to Addiction Treatment
09/07/2016
Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S
This article discusses the belief that addictions are less about the pleasurable effects of addictive substances and behaviors and more about the need to “not feel” the emotional discomfort that arises in...
09/07/2016
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Broken Needles in the Neck of a Heroin Addict
01/01/2006
Man with a history of injection drug use was diagnosed based on 3 sets of blood cultures, which were positive for methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.
01/01/2006